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Hidden In The Paperwork: What Cape Coral Landowners Need To Know BLOG Leave Land, Not A Liability I agree with everything Robson has laid out, and I’ll add a step that happens long before any contract is signed:What you tell your heirs before they inherit the property at all. Many of the people caught off guard by a UEP assessment are heirs, not original owners. They inherited a lot in Cape Coral they’ve never seen, often from a parent or grandparent who bought it decades ago as an investment or a future retirement plan that never happened. The property passes down, but the knowledge doesn’t always come with it. Nobody ever sat down and explained what a UEP assessment [...]

Property Tax Reform: Relief Or Risk For Cape Coral? BLOG Give Homeowners A Break For many Cape Coral homeowners, the dream of homeownership is getting harder to hold onto. Insurance premiums are climbing, inflation persists, and property assessments keep rising without any corresponding increase in household income. Florida’s proposed homestead property tax reforms are a direct response, and they deserve support. In my practice, I regularly speak with homeowners worried about the cost of staying in their homes. Rising property values may look good on paper, but they translate to higher tax bills, a real burden for retirees on fixed incomes and working families already stretched thin. Critics point to the effect on local government budgets. It’s a fair [...]