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Are you ready to cross the line?
Are you ready to cross the line for your buyers? 
I had a client refer her parents to me to represent them on their move to the area.  The father has Parkinson's Disease and needed to now live closer to family. 
At closing, the attorney reminded the buyers that they needed to file their homestead exemption.  The home that these buyers were closing on was located in a county where there is a senior exemption that removes the school tax at age 62.  Yes, a substantial tax cut for the owner of a home in this county! My buyers are now 61 and will be able to enjoy this tax benefit next year. 
On the way back from closing in the car, I informed my buyers that this county requires the new buyers to bring in their paperwork in person to the county tax office.  I also informed them that they should bring in the information for making sure the tax office knew that they would be filing the senior exemption for the following year. 
I again followed up again several months later to remind this buyer how important to file this county homestead exemption. 
On the day before the county's ... more

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