Top 10 Benefits of SW Florida Real Estate Bust

10. Nobody complains anymore about Hurricane Wilma

9. I no longer spend countless hours driving around Lehigh looking at lots

8. When all these tire kickers decide to buy, I will be rich

7. The memories of camping out in line the night before a new project sales event are a very, very distant memory

6. Denny Grimes recently congratulated my partner on a full price offer

5. Haven't gotten a real estate tip from a waiter in over a year

4. I no longer get 7 letters a day from Realtors wanting to list my already listed properties

3. There is no longer a porta-potty on every block in Cape Coral

2. If the prices keep dropping, I might be able to afford to live in Naples

1. My minister didn't renew his real estate license