$8000 Home Purchase Tax Credit Coming Back?

Senator Bill Nelson spoke at a meeting for SW Florida Realtors in November and here is a symnopsis of this speech:
"Here in South FL, where housing values have declined so, there's an additional measure that I believe will help, too: renewing the successful homebuyers' tax credit.

It is an $8000 tax credit for qualified first-time homebuyers and a $6,500 tax credit for repeat buyers. In the first quarter of this year, the tax credit led to a six percent increase in all home sales and a 42 percent increase in the sale of new homes.

That mean: jobs, Jobes selling houses, Jobs financing houses, Jobes building houses. and jobs making everything you put in a house.

That is the kind of boost we need to get FL moving again."

Mr Nelson says he was goiing to file legislation that will reinstiture the tax credit for 2011. We will keep a close eye on this to see if it goes anywhere.

In any case, this market being a very stong buyers market, there are all kinds of offers available to first time home buyers. We will be having some short "First Time Home Buyer" seminars to help folks see if they can qualify for the opportunities out there.

Summer Fun and keeping your home safe

It is great to see so many taking vacations this year where last year many skipped due to the failing economy. I think that many have just decided that what is most important is their relationships and down time is necessary to stay sane.

With a time of heavy crime as burglury increasing more than two fold, we need to be sure that when we do go away that we don't show that to suspecting criminals. I have attached some of the methods we recommend to our investor to protect their homes while vacant.

• Using a survailance camera
• caging your outside equipment
• having a friend/neighbor pick up your mail and any newspapers that are left in your driveway
• Leave a light or two on a timer
• Beware of dog sign
• sign outside with name of monitoring security company name
• leaving a car in the driveway

Don't waste this beautiful summer but instead take a vacation and feel much safer if you use one or more of these stated ideas.

For a listing of our houses for rent- go to http://www.aaarealtyllc.com

Fort Myers

After many years mostly in the Lehigh Acres market, we have taken the big jump and opened a branch office in Fort Myers. We are super excited about being there and are located right on the corner of College Parkway and Wiskey Creek Rd.

We will specialize in property management there in Fort Myers and the Cape and will be seeking to expand to more Association Management as I hold a CAM license.

Now with two locations to serve you, we will able to care for both markets with the great service we have been offering Lehigh Acres in the past.

We look forward to seeing you around. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to call us at 239-368-8520 or check us out on the web at www.aaarealtyllc.com

AAA Realty LLC
55 Homestead Rd N
Lehigh Acres FL 33936

6385 Presidential Court Suite 108
Fort Myers FL 33907