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2009
I don't know how many of my fellow citizens received or saw their 2008 property tax bill this year. I live in St. Tammany and I assure you mine went up 300% this year. Before hurricane Katrina I paid a little over $800. My new bill is now over $2200. In this economy where every nickel counts...
01/26/2009
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Trying to start a new group I can't seem to get the title to come over. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? It keeps telling me title must be a-Z/ or 0-9 with no spaces. HUH? Can someone enlighten me, thanks.
01/22/2009
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I viewed my property taxes online this week and blew a gasket. In these times when property values at best are holding steady my taxes went from pre-Katrina ($800) to over $2200. I don't know how in the world some people will be able to come up with the extra cash. This is a Republican dominat...
01/21/2009
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The self-employed's favorite time of the year is here, tax time. I just wanted to pass on a new one to me. I know plenty of the active rainers know already but here goes. For the first six months of last year you can deduct 50.5 cents a mile. The last six months you can deduct 58.5 cents a mi...
01/21/2009
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Here is a tax tip I didn't know about, and may be you didn't either. I had two buyers last year I know of paying PMI. They can deduct it from last years taxes using schedule A line 13. Let your buyers know they may appreciate this tip. Remember every little bit helps.
01/17/2009
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My wife was cleaning some old pictures out of the computer yesterday when she ran across this video of our dog. She is a Rhodesian Ridgeback. We got her from the pound. Great dog. Well they were originally bred to help hunters chase lions in Africa, or so I have been told. As you can see she is r...
01/16/2009
John W Walters Jr | 7824 Real Estate of Louisiana | 985-640-1817 Regatta Cove, Slidell, LA Waterfront property 9,800 sqft Vacant Land offered at $114,000 Lot Size 9,800 sqft DESCRIPTION two waterfront lots available in clipper estates. minutes to lake by boat and 25 minutes to downtown New Orlea...
01/13/2009
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I read yesterday where the Arizona Cardinals sold out next weeks football game in six (6) minutes. This has to be some kind of a record. I realize they are win starved. I can relate having backed the Saints for years. The Phoenix area is one of the worst with foreclosures in the country, yet ...
01/12/2009
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These days we have to stretch our money as much as we can. This includes everything from food to luxury purchases. I have found three different sites where we can possibly save some money. The first one is a coupon site for things like groceries. We all have to eat. My wife uses this ones qui...
01/10/2009
John W Walters Jr | Specialized Real Estate Services, Inc | 985-640-1817 Regatta Cove, Slidell, LA Waterfront property 9,800 sqft Vacant Land offered at $114,000 Lot Size 9,800 sqft DESCRIPTION two waterfront lots available in clipper estates. minutes to lake by boat and 25 minutes to downtown N...
01/10/2009