When you purchase a home, one of the first things you do is acquire homeowners insurance. (Actually, this is usually done prior to closing so it is set in place the moment you are occupying your new home!) We’ve posted before about the basics of homeowners insurance, and what to...
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Our Own Brant Suter = REALTOR Extraordinaire
If you’ve ever met Brant Suter, proud member of The Harrisonburg Homes Team, you know that he is charismatic, fun, exciting, and professional. To prove that he puts a high value on providing quality customer service to his clients, he earned a perfect score on his customer satisfaction surveys in...
How To Appeal Your Real Estate Assessment in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Both the City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County have reassessed properties in their respective areas, which means your property value may have changed. When your notice of reassessment comes, if you think the City or the County are way off in their reassessment, know that there are ways to appeal...
2010 Rockingham County Reassessment Information
According to the Virginia Constitution, all real estate must be assessed at market value, so Rockingham County is performing reassessments again. The last reassessment occurred in 2005, and was effective January 1, 2006. Now that 2010 is here, its time for another round! County officials actually began reassessing properties about...
Rockingham County Taxes: Land Use Assessments
In our last post, we informed you how to claim your first time home buyer tax credit. For those of you who own (or are thinking about purchasing) land in Rockingham County, there may be some tax benefits for you, depending on how you use your land. If you meet...
How To Claim Your Home Buyer Tax Credit
Tax season is here, and will be gone before we know it! If you used the first time home buyer tax credit in 2009, or are thinking about claiming the extended tax credit this year, you’ll want IRS Form 5405. For a full set...