http://www.baconrealtygroup.com Real estate, homes and condos for sale in St Petersburg FL, Tampa Bay area including St Pete Beach, Treasure Island and the Gulf Beaches Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:08:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2010/01/22/tax-credit-information/ http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2010/01/22/tax-credit-information/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:46:19 +0000 DanB http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/?p=1130 Here is all the information you need to take advantage of the $8,000 and $6,500 tax credits, the Florida Homebuyer Opportunity Program, the FHA downpayment plan, and the First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit IRS Form 5405. Since the $8,000 tax credit was extended and the $6,500 homeowner credit was added there has been quite a bit of confusion [...]]]> http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2010/01/22/tax-credit-information/feed/ 0 http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/11/10/8000-credit-extended/ http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/11/10/8000-credit-extended/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:50 +0000 DanB http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/?p=673 We have great news for St. Petersburg area home buyers who ran out of time to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. Originally scheduled to expire on December 1st, 2009, the tax advantage has been extended through April 30th, 2010. Not only is this good news for “first time” buyers (you may remember from my [...]]]> http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/11/10/8000-credit-extended/feed/ 0 http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/10/01/8000-home-buyer-tax-credit-we-still-have-time-to-find-you-a-great-home/ http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/10/01/8000-home-buyer-tax-credit-we-still-have-time-to-find-you-a-great-home/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:53:45 +0000 DanB http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/?p=463 The $8,000 “first-time homebuyer” tax credit expires after November 30th. I put that in quotes because it isn’t really a “first-time” home buyer credit; the rule is that to purchase a home and take advantage of the credit you cannot have owned a home in the past three years. There has been a lot of confusion over [...]]]> http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/10/01/8000-home-buyer-tax-credit-we-still-have-time-to-find-you-a-great-home/feed/ 0 http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/09/23/floridas-homestead-exemption-save-money-by-living-in-paradise/ http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/09/23/floridas-homestead-exemption-save-money-by-living-in-paradise/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:33:45 +0000 DanB http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/?p=292 Did you recently buy a home in St Petersburg? Are you looking to buy a home in  St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Clearwater or one of the other beaches? Many people new to Florida or considering a move here have no idea that they may qualify for a $50,000 homestead exemption. If you are considering a move the St. Petersburg area [...]]]> http://www.baconrealtygroup.com/2009/09/23/floridas-homestead-exemption-save-money-by-living-in-paradise/feed/ 0