May 10, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Looking to lease a house or condo for six months? ADD A DAY! Why? “Transient Taxes” run 13% in Miami Dade (above and beyond your lease amount… just like with HOTELS)… but there’s no transient tax if you add a day! In Miami a 13% TAX ...
Apr 30, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Typically the questions that buyers and sellers have are “pretty much” the same … and so are the answers. While each municipality has it’s own guidelines, questions and answers about zoning, easements, set-backs are fairly straightforward: ...
Apr 28, 2010 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS
WATER HOOK UPS in PINECREST, FLORIDA … who pays… who benefits… What are the costs and what is the grace period? I just confirmed with the Village of Pinecrest as to the OBLIGATORY MUNICIPAL WATER HOOK-UP GUIDELINES: 1) Current homeowners in...
Apr 20, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Need junk removed? Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Countries: FREE BULKY WASTE PICK-UP is available to residents of South Florida (up to 25 cubic yards – twice per fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). Additional pick-ups are available, for a...
Mar 14, 2010 | GUEST CONTRIBUTORS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
High end home sales are once again on the rise in Miami. Ron Shuffield of EWM Realtors, an affiliate of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, reports “Pending sales in the $1 million plus price-range for the entire MLS are up 67% in Miami-Dade for the...