Mar 7, 2011 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
In Florida, short term residential leases are taxable. Residential leases (of condos, townhomes or single family homes) of six months or less are treated in much the same way as a resort or hotel stays are by the Florida Department of Revenue, requiring a 7%...
Feb 28, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
A critical and tenuous point in your home sale comes just AFTER your property is under contract…. when you are still within the inspection period. It is then that emotions run thin… and that can play havoc on a home purchase. Inspections may...
Feb 25, 2011 | GREEN CERTIFIED, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, NEW LISTINGS
The Restivo Team just listed a Breakstone-built, environmentally green home in Smathers Four Fillies Farm in Pinecrest. The 2 story Pinecrest home features 4 bedrooms and 4 ensuite baths and was built in 2007. The Gated Community features over 30 acres of property,...
Feb 22, 2011 | IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS, SELLER'S ADVICE
What will it cost you to hire a Top Realtor? Honestly, do you really want to give away 6% of your sales price to a real estate agent? Isn’t that a bit over the top? Why pay the ‘full fee”? According to The New York Times...
Feb 21, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, COMMUNITY INFORMATION, SCHOOL INFORMATION
The Village of Pinecrest continues to be a magnet for homebuyers relocating to South Florida. Home prices vary, ranging typically somewhere between $500,000 and $3.5 million…. although homes can (and do) reach upward of $8 million. Many homes...
