Property Tax Help For Single Mothers

Property taxes aren’t just for homeowners! Find out about property taxes and whether they apply to you and your housing situation and different tax breaks you may be eligible for.



Lowering Property Taxes: It Is Possible!

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If you are like many homeowners, you may think that your property taxes are set in stone – that there is nothing you can do to lower them. If you do, then you couldn’t be further from the truth. There are, in fact, steps you can take in lowering property taxes that are quite effective [...]

Property Taxes: When You Can’t Pay

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Sometimes, no matter how hard you work, you simply cannot pay your property taxes. This is even more true when you are working within the confines of one income. When you have tried, but failed to get enough money to pay your bill, here are some steps you can take. First, look at your tax [...]

A Property Tax Homestead Exemption Provides Relief

March 28, 2011

A single mom trying to live within her income needs every break she can find. If you own your own home, you may find property tax relief in the form of a homestead exemption. If eligible, you will find that the amount of property tax on your primary home will be assessed on a lesser [...]

Property Tax Tips to Bank On

March 4, 2011

If you do not plan ahead, that property tax bill can send you into a financial tailspin. If that money is not there when that large bill comes due, you risk losing your house and financial stability. These property tax tips will help you plan for and save for that bill, without worry. If your [...]

Search Locally for Property Tax Answers

February 26, 2011

There are so many changes in the life of the single mom and so many issues that can impact her family that it’s difficult to keep abreast of the facts needed to make important decisions. Property tax issues often fall to the bottom of the list of news to follow until it’s time to pay. [...]

Property Tax Escrow Accounts

February 14, 2011

Property tax bills usually arrive by mail twice a year. While some single moms dread opening yet another bill, others are able to take property tax time in stride because they know that their financial institution will handle the payments because the money is already deposited in an escrow account. When the single mom takes [...]

Think Property Tax Issues Don’t Affect You?

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Do not let anybody tell you that you don’t pay property taxes. If you don’t own your own home, the owner of the home you rent passes the property tax bill on to you in the amount of rent they charge. So, whether you are a home owner or a renter, it’s important to understand [...]

Did You Know Property Tax Adjustments Are Your Responsibility?

January 17, 2011

When was the last time a tax assessor was on your property to give it a thorough assessment? In some areas tax assessments are scheduled years apart. In others, the tax assessor merely drives by and assesses the property from the curb. Personal property can depreciate as well as appreciate, and there are many factors [...]