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Tips to Help You Sell Your Boca Raton Florida Property

Dress For Success Before you put your house on the market, its best to put a shine to it. The way you present your property to prospective buyers can make all the difference. Without investing in expensive and time-consuming renovation and redecoration, it’s still possible to show your home to its very best advantage. Curb Appeal That first impression when prospective buyers drive up is very important. If they don’t find the outside appealing, they won’t be interested in seeing…

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Boca Raton Hospitals & Medical Facilities

Boca Raton Community Hospital 800 Meadows Rd. Boca Raton, FL 33486 (561) 395-7100 Delray Medical Center 5352 Linton Blvd. Delray Beach, FL 33484 (561) 498-4440 North Broward Medical Center 201 E. Sample Rd. Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (954) 786-6400 North Ridge Medical Center 5757 N. Dixie Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 (954) 776-6000 West Boca Medical Center 21644 State Rd. 7 Boca Raton, FL 33428 Phone: (561) 488-8000 Fax: (561) 488-8105 Boca Raton Sleep Disorders Center 899 Meadows Rd., Suite…

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Boca Raton Zip Codes

Zip City State Area Code County 33427 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33428 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33429 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33431 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33432 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33433 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33434 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33481 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33486 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33487 Boca Raton Florida 561 Palm Beach 33488 Boca Raton Florida…

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Boca Raton Utilities – Phone, Internet, Electric, Gas, Water, Postal Services

Electricity Florida Power & Light (FPL) has a 30-day billing period and a deposit may or may not be required. For customer service, connects, disconnects, billing and emergency service, please call (561) 994-8227. City Utility Services 1401 Glades Road (561) 338-7300 or (561) 338-7305 (to arrange a tour) Utilities Services provides water and sewer services to residents of the city and the surrounding community. These services include pumping and treating raw water from 58 wells; distributing the finished water to…

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Building a House in Boca Raton Florida

Buying Land & Building a Home Before you spend much time looking for land to buy, first do a little research to find out what costs and steps have to be take before the actual construction. You may decide it is worth more to buy an existing home and make personal modifications. Many first time home builders think you just buy a lot and get some building permits and start building. Not so, there are a number of steps and…

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Buy Boca Raton Real Estate

How Much House Can You Afford? There are several ways to gauge how much you can afford to spend on a house. But, before you go house-hunting, get pre-qualified for a mortgage so you’ll know in what price range you can shop. It is not unusual for first-time buyers to be somewhat baffled about how to estimate what mortgage payment they will be able to handle each month, plus how much money they’ll need for a down payment and closing…

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Capital Gains on Florida Real Estate

Tax Changes and Effects The new capital gains law allows homeowners to avoid paying taxes on the first $500,000 of profit if they are married or on the first $250,000 if they are single. You must have lived in the home as your primary residence for two of the last five years. You are allowed to use the provision as often as you like, as long as it fits in that two year period. Any gains above the limit will…

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Choosing a House in Boca Raton Florida

Before Looking Before you actively look at homes to buy, it’s necessary to know how much you can qualify for. Use mortgage calculators to determine how much you can buy with your down payment and closing cost money and what your monthly payments will be. Know Your Credit Worthiness Look at your credit report before you go to a lender. It is not uncommon to find problems with reports, especially if you have a common last name. To get copies…

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Real Estate Closing Costs

Down Payment Most lenders require at least 10% of the purchase price, though new programs are available for 3%-5% down. 100% financing can be found, but you credit must be excellent and PMI insurance will be required. Loan Origination Fee A lender’s fee for establishing a new loan. Government regulations allow only 1% origination fee on FHA or VA loans. Conventional loan fees can vary from -1 to 3+ points, plus other costs. A point is 1% of the loan….

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