Smart ways to spend your tax refund in real estate

 Smart ways to spend your tax refund in real estate

Smart suggestions on how to use your tax refund to help buy a home or make small improvements to help sell your home. Sotera Living serves home owners and home buyers throughout all of Central Florida including Winter Park, Baldwin Park, College Park, Orlando, Lake Nona, as well as the Space Coast. 

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Time to Save Homeowners! Don't Forget to File Your 2018 Homestead Exemption

If you bought a home last year and use it as your primary residence, don't forget to file your homestead exemption.

For Orange County residents, the deadline to file is March 1st. However, the county makes it easier than ever to file. It takes less than 20 minutes and can be done in-person, online or through the mail.

Here's how:

Visit the Orange County Property Appraiser's website. Fill out the application online or print and mail it in by March 1st. It's that simple, but it can save you a lot!

Note: You can also file in-person at any Orange County satellite office. Click here for locations and hours.

Also, don't forget to bring your closing information to your accountant. There are some possible tax savings available to you, so don't miss out! Click here to access a booklet from the IRS created specifically for homeowners for 2017. In it, you will find everything from approved deductions to mortgage interest credits and what records to keep on-hand ever year.

To a happy new year and tax season,

The Sotera Living Team