OPEN HOUSE 11-10-2013 from 1-3 at 1695 Pinellas Bayway S #D-2 Tierra Verde, Florida 33715 Condo for Sale
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1695 Pinellas Bayway S #D-2, Tierra Verde (Tampa Bay) Florida,USA
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Vanessa Bustamante Joins Allen Collins Realty as Sales Associate – Realtor® in its Tampa Bay Real Estate Offices
Company Release – 10/31/2013
TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—Oct. 31, 2013—Allen Collins Realty, Inc. today announced that Vanessa Bustamante has accepted the position of Sales Associate – Realtor® effective immediately. Bustamante will be responsible for directly assisting buyers, sellers, and renters with their real estate needs in the Tampa Bay MSA.
Bustamante comes to Allen Collins Realty as a seasoned sales professional after having spent nearly a decade in the telecommunication field with Verizon, Brighthouse, and Knology (WOW). Originally from Chicago, Illinois, she has lived in Florida for the past 16 years developing a good understanding of the market. Vanessa is an active member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), The Florida Association of Realtors, (FAR), The Pinellas Realtor Organization (PRO) and the Young Professionals Network.
Giving back to the community is of utmost importance to Bustamante. She shares her multiple talents as a volunteer at St. Vincent De Paul, as a mentor at Gibbs High School, belongs to an Outreach Ministry in Tampa, and participates in annual Breast Cancer Walks.
“We are pleased that Vanessa has accepted the position of Sales Associate – Realtor® for Allen Collins Realty, Inc.” said Allen Ray Collins, President and Owner. “She is a highly motivated and energetic professional that will contribute substantially to the company as it expands its footprint in the local market, as well as, throughout the East Coast, while ensuring that our customers and clients receive the fine service they have come to know and experience at Allen Collins Realty.”
“Allen Collins Realty has a solid reputation as one of the area’s finest real estate companies delivering exceptional service to its customers and clients, while providing support, advancement, and training to its employees and associates” said Bustamante. “I look forward to becoming part of “The Team” and providing a professional experience to those in need of real estate services” she added.
Allen Collins Realty, Inc., founded in Tampa, Florida in 2000, is a privately held residential, commercial, and international full service real estate company based in Tierra Verde, Florida. It is led by its founder Allen Ray Collins. The company is a real estate, investment, marketing, and property management company offering services in Pennsylvania and Florida. Real Estate – “No One Does It Better”
Contact: Allen Ray Collins * acollins@allencollinsre.com * www.allencollinsrealty.com * 727-423-0311
OPEN HOUSE 10-27-2013 from 1-4 at 1695 Pinellas Bayway S #D-2 Tierra Verde, Florida 33715 Condo for Sale
Live the Resort Life in Paradise at Hidden Lagoon
1695 Pinellas Bayway S #D-2, Tierra Verde (Tampa Bay) Florida,USA
Tampa Bay Real Estate – Condo for Sale
Palm Harbor – Open House!!! 10-20-13 from 1-4 at 3986 Capitol Drive – Palm Harbor, Florida 34685 Home for Sale
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3986 Capitol Drive, Palm Harbor, (Tampa Bay) Florida, USA
Tampa Bay Real Estate for Sale
10-20-13!!! St Pete Beach Condo for Sale – Open House at 7100 Sunset Way 1003 from 1-3!!!
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Palm Harbor – Open House!!! TODAY from 1-4 at 3986 Capitol Drive – Palm Harbor, Florida 34685 Home for Sale
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3986 Capitol Drive, Palm Harbor, (Tampa Bay) Florida, USA
Tampa Bay Real Estate for Sale
MacKenzie Swanson Joins Allen Collins Realty as Broker Associate in its Tampa Bay Real Estate Offices
MacKenzie Swanson Joins Allen Collins Realty as Broker Associate
Company Release – 09/19/2013
TAMPA, Florida—Sept. 19, 2013—Allen Collins Realty, Inc. today announced that MacKenzie Swanson has accepted the position of associate broker effective immediately. Swanson will be responsible for directly assisting both buyers and sellers in their real estate needs in the Tampa Bay MSA.
Swanson comes to Allen Collins Realty as a seasoned real estate professional after having spent nearly a decade in the Detroit, Michigan market as a real estate sales associate. Swanson is following in the footsteps of her mother, a top producing Florida real estate professional, who instilled in her the skills and drive to succeed. Returning home to Florida, she was excited to continue her career in real estate having recently completed her educational and professional requirements to be licensed as a real estate broker in the state of Florida.
“We are pleased that MacKenzie has accepted the position of associate broker for Allen Collins Realty, Inc.” said Allen Ray Collins, President and Owner. “She is a highly motivated and energetic professional that will contribute substantially to the company as it expands its footprint in the local market, as well as, throughout the East Coast, while ensuring that our customers and clients receive the fine service they have come to know and experience at Allen Collins Realty.”
“I am very excited about joining the company,” said Swanson. “Allen Collins Realty has a solid reputation as one of the area’s finest real estate companies delivering exceptional service to its customers and clients,” added Swanson. “I look forward to continuing this professional tradition.”
Allen Collins Realty, Inc., founded in Tampa, Florida in 2000, is a privately held residential, commercial, and international full service real estate company based in Tierra Verde, Florida. It is led by its founder Allen Ray Collins. The company is a real estate, marketing and property management company offering services in Pennsylvania and Florida. Real Estate – “No One Does It Better”
Contact: Allen Ray Collins * acollins@allencollinsre.com * www.allencollinsrealty.com * 727-423-0311
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They Took What? How to Prevent a Closing Disaster.
The Problem
Henry and Marcia had an unfortunate experience the first time they bought a house. Not only were Henry and Marcia inexperienced, their agent was too. The couple was excited about their first house and closed on the morning of December 10th. As soon as the final papers were signed, Henry and Marcia took some friends over to see the house and discovered disaster.
The sellers’ relatives, who were doing the moving, had stripped the entire house of anything they could unscrew or pry off including light bulbs, electrical fixtures (even the plastic covers on the wall switches), curtain rod fixtures, cabinet knobs and all the drawers in the garage work bench. In addition, the seller had siphoned all of the oil out of the fuel tank after the gauge had been read for the closing adjustment. The sellers had replaced the new appliances with older models that didn’t work. The carpet had several large holes in it and the area underneath the sellers’ couch had been completely cut out. Several areas of carpet in the bedrooms had large bleach spots. Many of the windows had broken seals and would need to be replaced.
The total cost to repair the damage was almost $8,000. This $8,000 mistake occurred because Henry and Marcia did not have a home inspection and had not performed a final walk-through inspection. Also, the sellers had moved out of state, so guess how much luck the couple had in recovering the cost of repairs.
How to Prevent a Closing Disaster.
Do the final inspection as close to closing time as possible. Turn on all the appliances and make sure they work. Run the furnace and air conditioner. Check ALL of the stove burners and the oven. Run the water (and make sure the hot water is hot), flush the toilets, try the lights, check the basement and make sure it isn’t full of water. Take a hair dryer and plug it into each outlet to make sure there is power. Inspect the carpet, especially the areas that were formerly covered by furniture. One additional note, find out where the electric garage door openers are. Half the time they are in the car That’s on the way to Ohio. Hire a professional home inspector to do a complete inspection on the home.
Guide to Florida Real Estate Taxes
When people who are looking to buy in Florida ask me about the taxes I like to share a little bit of humor. I say Florida has no state income tax, so they make up for it with real estate taxes and speeding tickets. Speeding tickets is the funny part. The real estate taxes, on the other hand, are not so funny for some.
The real estate taxes that you pay on a home can vary widely depending on what city and what county you are buying the home in. For example taxes in 2011 on a $250,000 home in Dade County (Miami area) could be $5188.29, and taxes on the same priced home in Sarasota County could be $3412.59.
Why the difference? Well, several factors are at work here, but the main thing is that the taxes will usually be higher in areas that are experiencing rapid population and housing growth. When rapid growth happens some local governments cannot provide the level of services expected of them without raising taxes. This usually happens because city governments didn’t anticipate the rapid growth and must then play catch-up. Had they foreseen the growth, it might be a different story.
They could have used the expanding tax base from more people moving into the area to increase the amount and level of services that would be needed such as building new roads and infrastructure, providing adequate schools, police, medical, and fire services, and hiring more public servants to oversee and run them.
Property Appraisal The property appraiser’s office has the task of putting a value on your home. This will help determine the amount of tax you will be required to pay. The property appraiser is not; however, the person who determines what your taxes will be. The local government does that when they set the millage rate.
Luckily, most of the time, you won’t pay taxes on the entire price of your home. In Florida, property appraisers have a duty to assess your home at “just value.” The typical property valuation is targeted between about 85-95 percent (but these are sometimes lower and sometimes higher) of what they think a particular property would sell for. If you just purchased a property, you are assessed at 85-95 percent of the amount you paid for it, that is, your contract price.
The property appraiser’s job involves figuring out a reasonable range of values that buyers would pay for a particular property. Property assessments are usually set at the lower end of that range, which is normally around 85 percent. This is a practice used in almost all Florida counties. You will have to check with the property appraiser’s office in the area you are considering to determine where in this range they prefer to target.
Many people wonder why the figures of 85-95 percent are used and not 100 percent. The lower figures are used to allow for closing costs, transfer taxes, and real estate commissions that may have been built into the final sales price but are not really part of the “value” in the home. While the above information is good to know, in order to get the possible “worst-case scenario” idea of what your taxes will be, use the 100 percent value for your financial planning. Then when you get your tax bill, if it happens to be lower, you will hopefully be pleasantly surprised.
Millage Rate An essential element to figuring out how much your taxes will be is the millage rate, commonly referred to as “mil rate.” The millage rate is expresses as “mils per thousand.” For example if the millage rate is “22.55”, then you will pay $22.55 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Each taxing district will set its own millage rate which can be determined by dividing the total proposed budget of the taxing district (city, county, school district, etc.) by the total taxable value of all real estate in the district after exemptions are deducted for.
You will likely be taxed by your city, county, school district, water management district if there is one, and others. It’s important to get a whole tax picture view before deciding on an area. The local property appraiser’s office will usually be your best resource for this.
It is also important to note that real estate taxes in Florida are paid in arrears, and you will have an opportunity to get a small discount for paying them early.
For links to the property appraiser’s offices throughout Florida visit http://myflorida.com/dor/property/appraisers.html
