admin | January 22, 2010

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If you are counting on the amnesty bill from the state of Indiana to give you more time to pay your property tax you may be out of luck. The [...]
Category: real estate, taxes |
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Tags: indiana, indiana property tax assessment, lake county treasurer, property taxes
admin | December 24, 2009
Visiting and revisiting the property tax issue has become a pet peeve of mine for many reasons:
Property taxes are too high
Cities, towns, and states rely to heavily on property taxes so there is no incentives to lower property taxes
As a result of the property taxes being thought of as an open check, there is a [...]
Category: property taxes |
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Tags: indiana, indiana property tax, indiana property tax assessment, property tax, real estate, Tax, Tax cap, Tax Negotiation and Representation
admin | December 8, 2009

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The first step in giving Indiana citizens the right to determine how much property taxes will be paid in the state begins on Tuesday. The Indiana House of Representative is voting on a cap of one percent of the assessed value for homeowners, two percent of the [...]
Category: property taxes |
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Tags: indiana, indiana property tax assessment, indiana property taxes, Indiana Senate, property tax, taxes, Voting
admin | November 5, 2009
Property taxes have been in the headlines for at least the last two years. With high property taxes being at the forefront of the homeowners’ mind. Realtors the state over are encouraging homeowners to file property tax appeals.
To help you determine if a property tax appeal is right for you, there is a recent article [...]
Category: property taxes |
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Tags: Indiana Property Tax Appeal, indiana property tax assessment, property taxes, real estate
admin | November 4, 2009
Recently, I had a reader contact me asking questions pertaining to filing a property tax appeal.
I began to think that the question he asked may be question that other readers may have, but were afraid to ask.
His question was pertaining to how to obtain the parcel or key number if you live in other counties [...]
Category: property taxes |
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Tags: Indiana Property Tax Appeal, indiana property tax assessment, lake county, property tax appeal, property taxes, real estate
admin | October 29, 2009
To survive a recession, you have to do as many businesses do reduce your expenses. When you have a portfolio of properties you may be wondering what expenses you can reduce. There ae a least two major expenses tha you can reduce with a little work and research. One of those expenses is the property [...]
Category: real estate |
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Tags: county indiana property tax appeal, Indiana Property Tax Appeal, indiana property tax assessment, property tax appeal, property taxes, real estate, real estate in a recession
admin | June 17, 2009
Did you know that Indiana ranked 49th out of 50 in a recent evaluation of the state’s budgeting process? The main reason the state scored so low was due to not having line item veto and not having a requirement to balance the budget. With the country’s economical vitality hanging in the balance, Indiana has once [...]
Category: News, property taxes |
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Tags: indiana, indiana constitution, indiana property tax assessment, News, property tax
admin | June 12, 2009
Why isn’t the Indiana property tax assessment making front page news? I am sure it is making front page news with all the citizens of Porter County who on March 27 is going to have to pay higher property taxes.
I am appalled that the local paper has given little attention to the plight of Porter [...]
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Tags: front page news, indiana property tax assessment, northwest indiana, porter county, property tax appeal, property tax assessment, property taxes, real estate
admin | April 3, 2009
Recently, I found a podcast that gives eight steps to help real estate investors reduce expenses.
Norm Berlin and Dusty Elias Kirk give great action plans/steps to reduce expenses. Visit http://www.pepperpodcasts.com/pepper_podcasts/2009/03/eight-steps-to-finding-real-estate-savings-in-a-tougheconomy.html to find out how you can reduce your expense by utilizing property tax appeals, lease back of unused space, life time exchanges, government incentive package, etc.
Consult [...]
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Tags: economic downturn, government incentive, indiana property tax assessment, property tax appeals, real estate investor, stimulus package
admin | March 25, 2009
Today is a great day. Today, there is a group that is taking a stand for the entire state of Indiana on the issue of property taxes. Today, March 25 at 11:30 am. I, too, have taken a stand by promoting their efforts. Today, you can march on the State House in Indianapolis. I [...]
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Tags: displeasure, government activities, great day today, indiana, indiana property tax assessment, state of indiana, taking a stand