Most people only buy or sell real estate a few times during their lives, and so they are nervous when it’s time to buy or sell again. Don’t worry – we’ll come to your rescue!
Here is a list of what happens as you proceed through buying and selling real estate, so that you know what to expect.
April 26th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
 Many people are confused by the way property taxes are calculated. Find Your Taxable Value I own a property now: This is the hardest part of calculating property taxes. If you already own a property you can see exactly what your valuation is by looking on the Alachua County Property Appraiser’s website. (click here to [...]
April 21st, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
 Florida Homestead Exemption can save you thousands of dollars. Learn why you should file, download the forms, and find out how to contact the Alachua County Property Appraiser.
February 16th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
If you are interested in how the government spends all our money, but not interested enough to go get the reports then I’ve found the perfect website for you! www.MyFloridaCFO.com Florida’s Chief Financial Officer maintains a website called www.myfloridacfo.com. The theme is “transparency” – meaning that they are trying to let us SEE what our [...]
June 11th, 2009 by Kathleen Seide
 If you plan to stay in one area for several years there are a lot of good reasons to purchase a home instead of rent. Prices go up It costs you more each year to rent than it did the year before. If you are paying $1000 a month today and see a 3.5% increase, [...]
April 27th, 2009 by Kathleen Seide
The National Association of Home Builders has put together a short video explaining who is eligible for the new tax credit and what affects it may have. Rob Dietz, Ph.D., is director of tax issues for the NAHB. Click below to watch! Want more information? Here is is a link to the government website about [...]
April 1st, 2009 by Kathleen Seide
 Great Food The monthly membership meeting for the Builder’s Association of North Central Florida was held today. As usual the Best Western Gateway Grand provided great food and wonderful service! Adam Bolton started the meeting off with his soon-to-be-infamous jokes, and we got down to business. State of Alachua County Randy Reid, County Manager, Alachua [...]
March 19th, 2009 by Kathleen Seide
 The government is offering an $8,000 tax CREDIT for most new home buyers. There are a few hoops to jump through to qualify for it, but the rules aren’t terribly unrealistic. First, you have to buy a home (residential property) and move into it between Jan. 1, 2009, and Dec. 1, 2009. You also have [...]
February 18th, 2009 by Kathleen Seide
Prior to this change buying a new home almost always meant facing a larger tax bill – sometimes two or three times larger. With Save Our Homes portability many people can carry their tax advantage to a new home so they are no longer trapped in their homes by the threat of a large tax bill.
October 20th, 2008 by Kathleen Seide
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