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Some Hard Times In Real Estate

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My family was slated to move up to South Carolina sometime the fall of this year. We were already fixing up our modest 3/2 home in South Florida, and packing things up.

We got a very nice appraisal, but we finally realized something.

With the current declining market, we'd have to sell the house way under the appraised price. In order to pay for both the buyer commission and the seller commission we'd have to lose money. Yes, you read that right. Due to the declining market, we'd have to sell so far below appraised value, that after closing and commissions, we would lose money. Give or take 5 thousand dollars.

So since our house gained so much money, and my father works in the mortgage business refi'd recently to get more money out to fix the… Read Full Post

Posted: 2 years ago, Comments: 3, Average Rating: Views: 813

Florida Property Tax Voted On

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I just read an interesting article about a voting that took place yesterday. Here's my overview of the  article. If you would like the read the article in it's entirety (lots of quoting politicians =/) check the links.

Yesterday the Florida House voted to roll property taxes back to levels more around 2001. They also voted a 2nd plan to rewrite Florida's tax code, giving voters options when it comes to property taxes and sales tax. Democrats said they supported the rollback since it sends the message that they support tax cuts, but warned that they wanted to revise the plan to make it less harsh on local government.

Marco Rubio, the House Speaker, advocated the second plan. Around two thirds of the representatives voted to pass, including two… Read Full Post

Posted: 3 years ago, Comments: 1, Average Rating: Views: 892
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BrandonSternfield At the age of 18, Brandon both received the highest honor among Boy Scouts, the Eagle Scout, and also started college for Computer Science. Read More

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