If you think you are paying too much for your property taxes, PAY YOUR BILL FIRST BEFORE YOU CONTEST THE AMOUNT!
1200 Property Owners in Broward county received rejection letters because they did not pay their taxes before March 31st. Under the new law, which went into effect July 1 of 2011, owners who want to appeal their taxes must pay at least 75% of the amount before April 1 if they want their appeals considered.
A word to the wise is sufficient!!
ANOTHER TERRIFIC TIP THAT WILL SAVE BUYERS MONEY!! AVOID HIGH ENERGY COSTS IN YOUR PROSPECTIVE NEW HOME!!
When considering a new home and are ready to write your contract, add another inspection along with the usual home owner inspection. This inspection is called HERS and it stands for Home Energy Rating System. This is an energy audit that checks all specific features of energy use in the home. It interprets its findings into dollars spent on inefficiencies.
If the house needs a great deal of upgrading into better efficiency, and if the seller doesn’t want to reduce his price accordingly, or if the seller doesn’t want to make these changes, you can walk away from the property. Even if you decide to go ahead with the purchase, at least you will know what you are buying and how you can fix it.
This audit has been available to the public for years and rarely does anyone take advantage of it.