Mar 31, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
If you’re a homeowner, you are eligible for some great tax benefits. Things like property tax, mortgage interest and other payments associated with finiancing a home can ge applied to your tax deductions. As a Florida resident, you can get up to $50,000 if you...
Feb 18, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, COMMUNITY INFORMATION
IF YOU OWN PROPERTY IN FLORIDA AS OF JANUARY 1, 2011 (AND IF IT’S YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE) YOU QUALIFY FOR A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. APPLY FOR A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION… SAVE ON PROPERTY TAX … and CAP ANY FUTURE TAX INCREASES. Apply between...
Feb 9, 2010 | HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Can’t imagine buying a house in Miami – without a pool? Some neighborhoods seem to ‘demand’ one. Buyers looking in Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay expect their homes to have a pool. Not true of Coral Gables or Coconut Grove though…...
Jan 30, 2010 | GUEST CONTRIBUTORS
Contributed by Phil Spool – Tax Appraiser and Contributing Writer for MiamiRealEstateCafe PREPARE FOR TAX YEAR 2010 NOW. While your tax assessment notice (TRIM) will not be made available to you until this August, now is the time to prepare for a possible tax...
Jan 8, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Apply once… between January 1st and March 1st…and REDUCE YOUR FLORIDA PROPERTY TAX ! Apply for a HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION before March 1st … because after that, your eligibility for the year 2010 will expire. To qualify for the Florida real estate...
