admin | February 25, 2010

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The objective of the series of videos that follows in the next couple of days is an evaluation of the the findings of property tax appellate court. This evaluation is [...]
Category: property taxes |
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admin | January 22, 2010
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 bill that was developed to help homeowners is stalled in the state General Assembly. As a result of this stall, Lake County Treasurer John Petalas [...]
Category: real estate, taxes |
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admin | December 15, 2009

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The news has come down from Indianapolis that there will be no adjustments to the assessed value due to trending. Trending is utilized by some states to account for property value increase or decrease.
It is unrealistic to think that a state that just converted to a [...]
Category: property taxes |
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Tags: assessment system, county indiana property tax appeal, market value assessment, porter county, property taxes, taxes
admin | December 1, 2009
The Times has an article named, Lake Commissioners Pledge Veto for Food, Beverage Tax. According to this article the Lake County Commissioners plan to veto the increase in tax on food and beverage. Alot of the commissioners state that they do not want to go back on their word of “no new taxes”. The [...]
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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 [...]
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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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admin | November 2, 2009
Reducing cost on maintenance is accomplish by planning major repairs. If the property needs a roof, plan and budget for that repair.
Each month that you receive the rental payment the money should be divided by expense then the remaining would be considered profit. For example, if the annual property taxes are $1200 then the monthly [...]
Category: real estate |
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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 [...]
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admin | October 5, 2009
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The objective of the series of videos that follows in the next couple of days is an evaluation of the the findings of property tax appellate court. This evaluation is not a guarantee that you will be successful with your appeal for an assessment in your property taxes, but it does arm you [...]
Category: property taxes |
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admin | June 30, 2009
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In Indiana, the property tax that is paid on a home, land, building, business machine, or product for sale is determined by the assessed value that the assessor assigns to the asset. Once the assessed value is determined the amount of property taxes paid on that value is determined by the [...]
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