January 1st is right around the corner and if you have not filed for Homestead Exemption now is the time to start the precess. The deadline for filing for the Homestead Exemption is on March 1st of the tax year. For homeowners who are full-time Florida residents, their property offers several ways to save money. “The homestead exemption keeps taxes down year after year of living within the residence,” says Annabel Ybaceta, director of exemptions with the Collier County Property Appraiser’s office.Many Florida homeowners are familiar with the homestead exemption, which exempts part of a home’s value from taxation. But there are additional exemptions for homeowners who are veterans, seniors, widowed or disabled. According to Ms. Ybaceta, there are approximately 237,000 residential properties in Collier County and about 98,000 of them are homesteaded, which is 41%. That percentage might seem low, but many properties ar ...

It is not just a coastal city with beaches where you keep yourself entertained for a few hours. SWFLA offers much more and a little something for everyone in the family.
So if you are planning a vacation to Naples, Bonita, Estero or Ft. Myers, there are many fun things to do with the kids.
We list a few. And we are sure you will discover a lot more.

~C’MON Children’s Museum
~Whiz Kids
~Bowling at HeadPinz
~Sun N Fun Lagoon
~Eagle Lakes Water Park 
~Cambier Park
~Clam Pass Beach
~Baker Park 
~Can U Dig It park
~Naples Conservancy
~Naples Zoo
~River Park Aquatic Center
~Observation deck at Naples Airport
~Naples Botanical Gardens 
~Fleischmann Park
~Vineyards splash pad (when they’re open) 
~Mackle Park on Marco Island (cool splash pad)
~Rookery Bay
~Naples Train Museum 
~Sanibel and Ding Darling
~Farmer Mike's U Pick—Bonita
~Corkscrew Swamp—Naples
~Headpinz—one in Naples one in Ft. Myers
~GameTime ...

If you’re thinking about buying a house, you’re going to want to choose a top-notch real estate agent on your team. Here’s how to find that star player.You’ve decided that you’re in the perfect position in your life to finally become a homeowner and you’re ready to start searching for your dream house. This is an exciting (but stressful) time and it’s not something that you’ll want to do alone - especially if you’re a first-time buyer. 
The key to keeping your cool during your house hunting endeavor is to have a top-notch real estate agent on your team. That agent will walk you through the entire house buying experience and answer any questions you may have. 
But, how do you choose a realtor? Well, you’ve come to the right place because we have a few tips for choosing your perfect agent.
1. Know what you want in a realtor and a home
Before you begin your house search, you should take the time to think about what ! ...

Crypto and Buying a Home

Evan Dunn

Originally posted on Porch.com


If you’ve ever walked around at an arcade with a couple pocketfuls of game tokens or won similar tokens at a fair to be exchanged for candy and stuffed bears, you already know how cryptocurrencies work. Except cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, are digital currencies that can be used to purchase goods and services. Today, there are more than 6,700 types of cryptocurrencies, some better known than others. Traded as commodities on the stock market and known for their volatility, cryptocurrencies have become increasingly mainstream as more people invest in them and trust the blockchain technology employed to secure them. In fact, some people are using their crypto assets to purchase large, expensive items—like houses!

Introduction to Cryptocurrencies


Major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and others are a digital form of currency. Once you own them, you can use them t ...

U.S. home sales rose a record amount month-to-month in June, NAR says – but part of the reason is because May sales fell dramatically in the early days of the pandemic.

WASHINGTON – Existing-home sales rebounded at a record pace in June, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) June housing report. NAR calls it “strong signs of a market turnaround after three straight months of sales declines caused by the ongoing pandemic. Each of the four major regions tracked in the report saw month-over-month growth.

Total existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – jumped 20.7% from May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.72 million in June.

However, sales overall dipped 11.3% year-to-year (5.32 million in June 2019).

“The sales recovery is strong as buyers were eager to purchase homes and properties that they had been eyeing during the shutdown,” ...