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The proposed property tax notices are out and if your home is Homesteaded, you may be paying more in taxes. The reason for this is the millage rate has increased and the assessed value is still lower than the market value on your home. So even though the value of your home has dropped, it has not...

The $8,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit expires Nov. 30, there are Bills pending in both the U.S. House and the Senate to extend or revise the credit.Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid of Nevada favors an extension of the current credit. He was quoted by the Las Vegas Sun saying, "It's something...

Should you wait for the $15000 Homebuyer tax credit   Senator Johnny Isakson, a Georgia Republican, introduced a bill in June that would increase the homebuyers tax credit to $15,000 and remove the income restriction and expand the program to all borrowers, not just first time homebuyers.Some of ...

Chronicle of a First Time Home Buyer Chapter 6   On June 23rd, Rob contacted me about see a home that was back on the market. 5308 Georgia Peach is a 4 bd 2 ba 2020 sq ft home on a lake. This is the home they saw listed that started their home search. It had a contract on it that fell through, I ...

Chronicle of a First Time Home Buyer Chapter 5   6/18, We went to Coquina Cove to look at a home on the resale market. 5370 Cordgrass Bend Lane-nice house but they still the one under construction better. We then went to Bay Berry Lakes and saw a single story 4 br 2 ba brick home that backs up t...

Chronicle of a First Time Home Buyer Chapter 4   6/12, Cindy from D.R. Horton called to follow up on Rob and Tina. I explained that Rob was concerned that the monthly payment was at the top of the budget. I also told her that he was expecting a pay raise soon, but did not know how much it would b...

Chronicle of a First Time Home Buyer Chapter 3   On 6/11, I went to the subdivision of Coquina Cove to meet with Rob and Tina. We were meeting at 5pm so I went a little early to meet with the D. R. Horton sales rep, Cindy. I have a good relationship with both of the sales reps because I sold 4 of...

Chronicle of a First Time Home Buyer Chapter 2   On May 26th, Rob emailed me with his request;Bill,The one's we'd like to see this Thursday are 100 Gala Circle and 1124 Champions Drive. We'd like to see a couple more but we have somewhere to be later that evening and these two are close to each o...

In the next several postings, I will write about the process of working with a first time home buyer. Rob and Tina are a young couple who are tried of paying rent and want to take advantage of the first time home buyers $8000 tax credit. Rob is an Air Traffic Controller and Tina is a Pre-school ...

Cypress Head is a great golf community. The Cypress Head golf course which was built in 1992 is owned and operated by the City of Port Orange so the community of Cypress Head has all the advantages of a golf course but none of the expense. Cypress Head has 2 bedroom 2 bath golf villas and 3 and 4...