Friday, November 30, 2012

Daily Journal - Trash bills to jump: Greenwood OKs rate hike to fund leaf, limb pickup

Daily Journal - Trash bills to jump: Greenwood OKs rate hike to fund leaf, limb pickup

How to appeal property assessments in Johnson County


How to appeal
What: Property owners have 45 days after receiving notice of their updated assessment to appeal that value. The deadline to appeal and have any changes made for 2013 tax bills is Dec. 27.
How: Call the county assessor’s office at 346-4701. Visit the assessor’s office in the courthouse annex building, 86 W. Court St., Franklin. Mail your appeal to 86 W. Court St., Franklin, IN 46131, and make sure to include your name, address of the property, parcel number, your address and phone number.
When: County officials likely won’t be able to get into details of the appeals until after Jan. 1, which still will allow enough time to make changes before the tax bills are sent in the spring.
What to expect: During your initial call or visit, a county assessor’s office employee will ask what question or concern you have, your parcel number and how to reach you.
Source: Daily Journal, November 2012

VERY IMPORTANT! Homestead verification due by December 31st!

Daily Journal - Don’t forget to turn in your homestead verification form

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Do you know about electronic gift cards?

OK, I know this has nothing to do with Greenwood, IN OR real estate, but I just discovered something that I was excited about! 
Did you know that you can order gift cards online, and have them EMAILED to you or to the recipient?  What a time saver to not have to go to the actual store!  I was mailing out a thank you card today, and thought "I should send them more than just a card", but was short on time, and remembered that I had received a gift card from the Cheesecake Factory from a client earlier this year.  I went to Walmart.com, and sure enough, I was able to order & pay for it online, and they emailed me the gift card immediately!   I printed it out, stuck it in my thank you card, and it was off in the mail! 
I know, I know, sometimes it just doesn't take much to get me excited!  :)

Monday, September 10, 2012

10 tax tips for home sellers

I am asked from Sellers all the time, "Do I have to pay capital gains tax because I profited on the sale of my house?"  Click the link below for some helpful information:

10 tax tips for home sellers

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Plan to attend WAMMfest in Greenwood!

It's a festival of Wine, Art, Music, and Microbrew in Greenwood!  Augusst 18, 2012  Click the link below for more info!
http://www.wammfest.com/

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

TOP 10 WORST CITY NAMES IN THE U.S.!

Now, I am even MORE proud to say I am from "GREENWOOD, INDIANA!"  Check out this poll for the WORST CITY NAMES in the U.S.!

The poll was conducted by the genealogy site Findmypast.com, and polled respondents in the U.S. U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
  1. Toad Suck, Ark.
  2. Climax, Ga.
  3. Boring, Ore.
  4. Hooker, Okla.
  5. Assawoman, Md.
  6. Belchertown, Mass.
  7. Roachtown, Ill.
  8. Loveladies, N.J.
  9. Squabbletown, Calif.
  10. Monkey's Eyebrow, Ky.