The Pinellas Peach

The Top 5 Money Saving Reasons to Close on Your Home Purchase in December Instead of January

Buyers purchasing Pinellas County Homes for Sale now are asking if they they should close in December or January and if they can get a better deal by year end.   YES! Top 5 Money Saving Reasons to Close on Homes for Sale in Pinellas by December 31st: If the home currently doesn’t have a Pinellas County…Read More »

How to Estimate Pinellas Property Taxes – Part 3

How do I estimate Pinellas Property Taxes?  Hear it everyday!  First, review Part 1:  The 3 Types of Pinellas Home Values from the Pinellas Property Tax Appraiser.  Next, Review Part 2:  How the Pinellas Property Appraiser Determines Pinellas Home Values.  Then follow us through this post to understand the actual calculations needed to determine how much you’ll be…Read More »

How the Pinellas Property Appraiser Determines the Value of Your Pinellas Real Estate, Part 2 of 3

If you’re considering investing in Pinellas Real Estate, you’re probably like most people in wondering A)  What are the 3 types of Property Values are as Determined by The Pinellas Property Appraiser’s office (reported in Part 1 of this 3 part series) B)  How the Pinellas County Property Appraiser determines the Just or Market value of…Read More »

The 3 Types of Pinellas Home Values determined by the Pinellas Property Appraiser … Explained – Part 1 of 3

The Pinellas County Property Appraiser’s office uses many terms and calculations to determine the value of Pinellas homes.  These values are then used to calculate the property taxes owed (which will be the subject of an upcoming post here on The Pinellas Peach). There are THREE values used to determine ad valorem taxes: Market (or Just) Value: …Read More »

Do You Think the Pinellas County Tax Collector Has Seen This?

Dr. Banacki & staff, my favorite Palm Harbor chiropractor’s office on Alt. 19 in Crystal Beach, FL – gives quite the good spinal adjusment.  Better yet is the ongoing forray of humor featured on Dr. Banacki’s sign out front.  Wonder if Jim Smith our infamous Pinellas Tax Collector would be as amused as we were? 

Why Voting YES on Amendment 1 is an Alarming Band-Aid for Palm Harbor Home Owners

Voting Yes on January 29th for Florida’s Property Tax “Reform” via Amendment 1 is almost like those stories we here where the wife goes back to her husband after he’s abused her a couple of times.  He says he’s sorry, promises to do better, and then he just beats her up again.  Wikipedia defines a pyramid…Read More »

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