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Pinellas County Real Estate and Pinellas County Schools NOW match – See Maps

April 14th, 2008 Categories: Community News

When Buying Pinellas County Real Estate – Now youll know your Close to Home School!

Pinellas Countys new Neighborhood School Maps are now available. As
a Pinellas County
Realtor I have to tell you I am thrilled. One of the hardest things we have
to do when selling Pinellas County Real
Estate is explain our previous ˜School Choice and how you would have to
buy a home without knowing where your child would end up going to school.

kids getting on school bus I had a good friend move from Tampa last year with 2
boys – one in 2^nd grade and one in 3^rd. When moving to Pinellas County mid-year and these 2 boys were
assigned to DIFFERENT elementary schools. How crazy is that???

I think as Pinellas County parents and
taxpayers the rising cost of gas helped stop this School Choice
madness. I still cant believe that weve been bussing school children in a way that sustantially raises
transportation costs since it was NOT an efficient plan having buses from multiple schools have to go to the same neighborhoods.

In addition, many home buyers relocating to the Tampa Bay area told us that this was a substantial
negative in their decision process to buying
real estate in Pinellas County versus Hillsborough County or Pasco
County.

My Kids go to Pinellas County Schools Now – so whats it mean to Us?

Heres the info provided by the Pinellas County School Board in their recent press release:

If in 5^th-8^th grade now

For currently enrolled 5th- and 8th-grade students
you will be mailed a notification letter by April 18 that tells you your
childs assigned close-to-home school except in the following cases:

Siblings will be
assigned to the older siblings school.
Students eligible
for extended grandfathering will be assigned to the extended grandfathered
school.
Those who would
prefer the close-to-home school may make that change using the Student
Reservation System that will be available beginning April 21.

If entering 6th or 9^th grade next year

Students entering 6th- and 9th-grade will be
assigned to their close-to-home school, except for the following:

Siblings will be
assigned to the older siblings school.
Students eligible
for extended grandfathering will be assigned to the extended grandfathered
school.
Those who would
prefer the close-to-home school may make that change using the Student
Reservation System that will be available beginning April 21.

What if my child is currently in or was accepted to: a Magnet,
Fundemental or Career Adademy school?

Dont worry – They have been assigned to the
applicable schools.
All current K-4, 5-6 and 9-11
students will be assigned to the school they currently attend.

Where are the maps to match where I live to where Ill go to school?

All Close-to-Home School
Maps are now available online.

If you need more information you can call:

Student
Assignment at (727) 588-6210 or
District Call Center at (727) 587-2020

3 Steps to Enrolling Child in Pinellas County Schools

1.
Parents may visit
any nearby elementary school to get a User I.D. and password to access the
Student Reservation System.

2.
Parents will then
have the opportunity to enroll their child online using the student reservation
computer at the school or from a home computer.

3.
Once the child is
enrolled, the parent will deliver the required registration documents to the
assigned school.

What Documents are required to enroll my child in school?

1.
a birth
certificate or other proof of identity/age,

2.
proof of
residency,

3.
childs Social
Security number (optional),

4.
a Florida
Certificate of Immunization form and

5.
a physical
examination certificate within the past 12 months.

What if I dont like the school my child got assigned to – what can I
do?

Parents may try to request
another school on a ˜space-available basis during the open enrollment period
(August 4 through August 15, 2008). The process for the open enrollment period
has not yet been finalized and the dates are subject to change.

Buying Pinellas County Real Estate Just Got less Complicated

If youre looking to buy a home or sell a home in Pinellas County (Clearwater, Seminole, Palm Harbor) you should be thrilled with this announcement. For the first time in 5 years families will actually know where their kids will go to school if they buy a home or condo in the area. This will help our Pinellas County real estate market in two ways.

Those relocating will be able to make informed choices about schools and education for their kids and
Those families who wanted to move but couldnt risk losing their ˜grandfathering can now know what neighborhoods allow their kids to go to the same schools if they want or they can choose other ones,

Want more info about all our Pinellas County Real Estate – feel free to call Cyndee and Jack,your Pinellas County Realtors at (727) 710-8035. Want to see all the Pinellas County homes for sale – Feel free to search the Tampa Bay MLS.

Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Clearwater Florida Real Estate Agents, Charles Rutenberg Realty 1545 S Belcher Rd Clearwater FL 33764 (727) 710-8035

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Clearwater Real Estate Guide to Calculating Your Pinellas County Property Taxes | Part 2

January 11th, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News

Clearwater Real Estate Guide to Understanding Your Pinellas Property Taxes

Clearwater Florida This is a busy time of year for Clearwater Real Estate because when winter hits our northern friends from places like Canada, Michigan, Maryland many of them start thinking about our ‘Sunshine State’ and that warm winter home theyve been dreaming of buying however their next thought is…What will my property taxes be?

While we do have many Clearwater Real Estate bargains right now, buyers still need to understand how our Pinellas property taxes work and how they affect the total cost of owership, especially if this is your second home.

The number one question we get asked when helping people buy property in Clearwater Florida is ‘How much will my property taxes be?’

What is Millage and How does it affect my Property Taxes?

In another article we wrote, Clearwater Florida Home Buyers Guide to Pinellas Property Tax Values – Part 1, we explained how the Pinellas County Property Appraiser first has to determine your Tampa Bay propertys ‘taxable value’. Now once you know the taxable value well show you how to calculate/estimate what your property taxes will be.

Before we work the math and determine what you should plan for regarding Pinellas County real estate property taxes, let me take a minute to explain what ‘millage‘ is and how it works.

Millage is the tax rate used to fund the budgets of the 49 taxing authorities including local goverments, fire districts, libraries, Water management, Pinellas County School Board and more to determine what we are required to pay each year.

Each tax authority is allocated a part of the millage and when its all added together you get the that years millage rate. Because the millage rate includes local goverments and special developement districts it will vary from city to city and even within the same city (see list below). So the taxes that Clearwater property owners pay will be slightly different withing the City of Clearwater and it will also be different from those that own St Petersburg homes and condos.

Millage is how much you will pay for every $1000 of taxable value.

Here are the formulas used to calculate how much property tax you are going to have to pay each year. We covered the first 3 formulas in yesterdays article so now well work through some real life examples¦

Pinellas County Property Tax Formulas

Property is Purchased or Appraised for the year
Market Value/Just Value (Capped by the Save our Homes Cap) = Assessed Value;
Assessed Value Exemptions = Taxable Value;
Taxable Value x Millage Rate / 1000 = Gross Property Taxes for the year

What was the 2007 Tax Rate | Millage for Clearwater Florida?

What will my property taxes be in Clearwater Florida You can see the complete breakdown for all 45 tax districts and their Millage Rates for 2007. Here are some of the communities Im asked about most often.

You can see that in Pinellas County the property taxes can be as much as $9.00 per $1000 depending on where the property is. Also note that several cities have multiple taxing districts like Clearwater and St Petersburg so youll have to check which on correlates to the property you want to buy. This year Belleair Shore has the cheapest and Lealman has the most with St Petersburg Florida next.

15.2249 Belleair Shore
16.0105 North Redington Beach Florida
16.6793 Belleair Beach Florida
16.7289 Indian Rocks Beach Florida
16.8594 Indian Shores Florida
17.1356 St Pete Beach
18.6284 Tierra Verde Florida
18.8191 Dunedin TR
19.7990 Dunedin FID, TR
18.9108 Largo Florida
19.4725 Tarpon Springs FID TR
19.5683 Tarpon Springs TR
19.6092 Palm Harbor Florida
19.6516 Clearwater FID TR
19.9371 Clearwater TR
20.9022 Clearwater Downtown Dev Brd, TR
21.1719 St Petersburg Florida TR
23.8983 St Petersburg PIN PK WTR MGT TR
24.2079 Lealman FIR PP WTR MGMT TR

How much will I pay in Property Taxes this year?

Lets calculate what your Clearwater Property taxes would be using the highest tax district. In our example what would the taxes if th taxable value is $100,000?

Assume Taxable value = $100,000 Clearwater Millage Rate = 20.9022

Formula: Taxable Value x Millage Rate / 1000 = Gross Taxes

$100,000 Clearwater Home with No Homestead Exemption

Example 1: $100,000 x 20.9022 /1000 = $2,092.20 annually which = $174.35/month

$100,000 Clearwater Home with Homestead Exemption

Now if you buy a Clearwater home and it qualifies for Floridas Homestead Exemption (Assessed Value $25,000) then on a $100,000 Clearwater Home your taxable value would be $75,000.

Example 2: ($100,000$25,000) x (20.9022 /1000) = $1,567.67 annually which = $130.64/month

So if you are buying a $500,000 Clearwater Beach Condo and it doesnt qualify for Floridas Homestead exemption then your annual taxes would be approximately $10,450.00 or $870.73/month.

Next well discuss the upcoming Constitutional Amendment and how that may help lower our property taxes.

Im curious, did this help you understand our Pinellas Property taxes better? Anything youd like to see added?

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