Letter: What do they know?

Editor, Daily News:

Being a resident of Southwest Florida has many benefits, along with a few inconveniences, but all in all this is a great place to live.

I have never seen snow (unless imported or synthetically produced) in Naples, and I hope I never do.

I cannot place a "value" on the commodity of this tropical lifestyle.

I actually had to laugh at the recent media hype referencing Naples real estate as being "overvalued" by 102 percent. Did the experts who "judged" the Naples market take into consideration the number of homeowners who do not reside here annually as well as the number of affluent people in this market who live here but don't need to work?

To those of you thinking of buying in Southwest Florida, take advantage of the "cooling" of a hot market. To those selling, it's just going to take a more realistic time frame than last year's record-breaking "an-hour-or-less-on-the-market" trend.

To the mortgage brokers, my fellow Realtors, home inspectors, etc., please don't forget those responsible when deciding where to advertise in the future.

Kurt E. Hoenig , Naples