If you are a Homeowner in Florida pay CLOSE attention to your mail starting the second week of August every year! Every homeowner in Florida receives a letter from their county property appraiser about the second week of August.  This letter is called a Truth in Millage Rate (TRIM) notice, and it is required by […]

Important dates and how the “Homestead World” Calendar works. When do I have to file for Homestead?  When is my Homestead Established?  When does it go into effect?  What if I want to challenge my Market Value?  What if I need to file a VAB Petition? Since having your Homestead filing go into effect saves […]

In Florida if you own a home you will become aware very quickly that one of the joys of homeownership is paying property taxes!  We don’t have a state income tax in Florida so they do try to make up a bit of the revenue with property taxes which average around 2% of your home’s […]

Introduction We encourage any Floridian homeowner who has any intentions of selling their home now or in the future and who plans to stay in Florida when they buy their next home to carefully check and make sure preferably THE YEAR BEFORE they sell their home to get their Market Value on the tax rolls […]

Introduction We encourage any Floridian homeowner who has any intentions of selling their home now or in the future and who plans to stay in Florida when they buy their next home to carefully check and make sure preferably THE YEAR BEFORE they sell their home to get their Market Value on the tax rolls […]

Florida Senior Citizens – 65 Years or Older Homestead Exemption NOTE: This exemption applies by local ordinance only, so if it was not adopted for your county or municipality, then it may not be available to you. If you are 65 years of age or older, were living on your homestead property as of Jan. 1 […]