Why Florida might not be the next porn capitol...

[pornlaw]

Homeowners, especially in Broward and Miami-Dade, have been falling out of their flip-flops in recent days as they open their preliminary property-tax notices to find increases of 15% or more. That's sizable in a low-income region where the median property-tax bill is already some $3,000, and it's doubly frustrating given that property values have slid by some 25% during Florida's housing bust. Residents have barely digested the recent news that their hurricane-insurance premiums, which can top $5,000 a year for most South Florida homes, will rise 10% a year for the next three years (vital, officials claim, for handling claims from the next big storm). And their public utility, Florida Power & Light (FPL), is lobbying the state for a 30% rate hike (vital, FPL execs insist, for upgrading infrastructure). "It all seems out of control to people here at the time when they can least absorb it," says Dr. Jose Valladares, president of the conservative Fair Property Tax for All in Miami-Dade.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2009090...08599191991600

Anyone from Florida that can give their opinion ?

[JustDaveXxx]

My brother has a house that is paid off in Coral Gables and he pays about 21k a year in property tax and in house insurance. That shit is like house payment!!

[eroticsexxx]

Those who can afford it, will.

Those who can't, will move.

There are certain realities that need to be addressed in Florida, particularly South Florida...

[Joe King]

Well then that means more and more milfs in Florida will turn to porn to pay the bills

[JFK]

Originally Posted by JustDaveXxx

My brother has a house that is paid off in Coral Gables and he pays about 21k a year in property tax and in house insurance. That shit is like house payment!!

thats pretty sick

[Fletch XXX]

living in a hurricane zone is worth every penny!!!

[docputer]

My mother in law has a 70's 14x60 mobile home in Sebring. To give you an idea of the value, she gave $5000 cash for it 8 years ago.
Her property taxes and insurance for it are double what her property taxes are for her 2200sq ft 4 bedroom 3 bath house here in the midwest. She is thinking of selling, but then again, when she left Florida in the spring, half of the trailers in her retirement park were for sale.

[Barefootsies]

Originally Posted by docputer

Her property taxes and insurance for it are double what her property taxes are for her 2200sq ft 4 bedroom 3 bath house here in the midwest. She is thinking of selling, but then again, when she left Florida in the spring, half of the trailers in her retirement park were for sale.

Yep, that's what I have heard.

When I hear about some of these other states (at conferences) and what people are paying for their mortgage and property taxes it is a midwest reality check.

My house is 4 BR, 2 BATH, 2000 sq feet and I pay somewhere around $2200-2400 (they just raised it) annually. I live in a nice neighborhood, low crime, with good schools. Not that I care. I have no kids. But for property values, or resell I suppose it matters.

[Wizzo]

You have to also figure that they aren't paying any state income tax where in Ca its 11% I believe...

[pornguy]

Originally Posted by Wizzo

You have to also figure that they aren't paying any state income tax where in Ca its 11% I believe...

Yeah but got any idea what the cost of Home owners insurance there is?? I had a friend with a house about 1mile East of I95 but still 13 miles from the water., His home owners policy hit 4k on a 160k house.

Now. Add property tax.

[Kingfish]

It is what happens when you have conservative governance for many years. Rather than leveling a sensible income tax to pay the state?s costs property taxes, state fess, and so forth spiral out of control as there aren?t enough funds to pay the state?s bills. The insurance is another issue and it has to do with private companies pulling out of the state because they don?t want to pay out for the Hurricanes.

[Hank_Heartland]

So much for retiring to Florida

[JC Maldini]

FL is bad..but trust me, nothing compares to the great state of New Jersey. It is insane what we pay in property taxes here

[PurrrsianPussyKat]

My parents property tax in NJ is $14,000 a yr. lol

I have no clue what their homeowners is, my dad doesn't bitch about that all the time.

[Fletch XXX]

I dug up list of property taxes by state, because I was curious.

New Jersey #1 - Median tax: $5,352

hehehe New orleans, Louisiana #50 median tax: $175

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...StateRank.aspx

[OTerror]

South Florida and living expenses here are ridiculous, everything in FL is more expensive and electricity is going up 30% wtf is going on

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by JC Maldini

FL is bad..but trust me, nothing compares to the great state of New Jersey. It is insane what we pay in property taxes here

Yeah, NJ property taxes are INSANE!

[WWC]

California isnt looking too good either...

[GetSCORECash]

I've hired a Lawyer, even though my property taxes did go down by $1,000 from last year.

[Ross]

Might be time for me to complete my dream by grabbing a nice property close to Miami. Been thinking about it for a couple years now, seems right now is the time to buy... people need monies down there.

Gonna research prices a little.

[justinsain]

The Orange County Property appraisal office here in Orlando takes up the entire top floor of a high rise office building downtown. It is prime office space with a panoramic view of the city. The city pays several million a year to lease the office space.

Awhile back Orange County built a brand new high rise building that holds the court house and it's just a few blocks from the county appraisers office. There are several ENTIRE floors of the county building sitting empty yet they continue to pay millions to lease space in another building for the appraiser.

Their reason is it would cost too much to move the four blocks to the county court house

With logic and spending like that it's easy to see why things are fubar here in Florida.

[DaddyHalbucks]

It's a nice place to visit in the winter, but...

[pornlaw]

Damn...No wonder Donny lives on a boat.... no property tax, homeowners insurance ect.

[Forest]

Originally Posted by pornlaw

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2009090...08599191991600

Anyone from Florida that can give their opinion ?

mine is down almost 22% over last year in broward

[CS-Jay]

I know I just got my estimates. I live 3 blocks west of 95 and 4 miles from the beach, in West Palm. My taxes they say are going to be under a thousand. My insurance though is over 3k. I don't have fpl for power, but we pay more with the company we are forced to have now.

[Forest]

Originally Posted by SCORE-Cash

I've hired a Lawyer, even though my property taxes did go down by $1,000 from last year.

my property assessment came in higher then I knew the value was. All i did was call the property appraisers office they did a re assessment and bam got me to where i knew the value was

quite easy i must say.

[IllTestYourGirls]

Sounds like they are going to drive all business out of the state.

[fatfoo]

Property taxes have risen in Florida. That sucks for the homeowners.

[RyuLion]

hmmm, I'll have to ask my biz partner..
I've been here on the beach only for a year so I not familiar with FL yet..let alone the taxes.

[Forest]

Originally Posted by fatfoo

Property taxes have risen in Florida. That sucks for the homeowners.

they doubled the homestead exemption for most florida residents.

My taxable home value has been reduced by 50k just with that exemption.

[tranza]

Originally Posted by eroticsexxx

Those who can afford it, will.

Those who can't, will move.

There are certain realities that need to be addressed in Florida, particularly South Florida...

[alias]

Originally Posted by pornlaw

Damn...No wonder Donny lives on a boat.... no property tax, homeowners insurance ect.

And if you piss someone off you can just pull up anchor.. .