Palm Beach Loves Its Seniors! Meet Bridget Hom & Walter Martinez With Bridges to Walls

10/20/20 • 37 min

Palm Beach county has a large population of senior citizens and Bridget and Walter help
seniors and their families transition into new living situations. These two do it all! They help with every aspect of senior living with compassion and dignity. They can help families find the unique services and living situations that seniors may need whether it is downsizing or moving into an assisted living community. Contact them at 561-619-0194/ http://bridgesandwalls.net/

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History on Henry Flagler and the Flagler Museum

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In our interview with Lauren Perry we find out about the famous Henry Flagler and the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. There are some interesting facts including what Henry brought to Palm Beach aside from the historic museum and also new things that the museum is up to. This home was built for his third wife and was called the "White House" after Henry's death it was sold to a developer that made it a hotel on the intracoastal but Henry's granddaughter was able to purchase it back and lovingly restored it and endowed it as a museum that captures the true essence of Palm Beach in its early days. To visit the museum or become a member please visit the website: https://flaglermuseum.us/
Just another reason to love Palm Beach. Stay tuned for the next episode.

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Meet Dorothy Jacks Our Property Appraiser...Palm Beach Loves Real Estate

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Our property appraiser's office is a wealth of information for our residents. Dorothy Jacks is
our current appraiser and her efforts to be fair to homeowners keeps our residents happy and promotes homeownership in our county! But the funds collected are important to our community and fund our county programs along with our firefighters and police officers. So her job is quite important and a fine line balance must take place.
Dorothy wants to bring awareness to two amendments on the current ballot that are real estate related and should be supported.
Amendment 5 :
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective date January 1, 2021, to increase, from 2 years to 3 years, the period of time during which accrued Save-Our-Homes benefits may be transferred from a prior homestead to a new homestead.
This will extend the portability from 2 years to 3 years which is a more realistic time frame and encourages families that are upsizing or downsizing to more expensive homes to make the move and save on their property taxes.
Amendment 6:
Ad Valorem Tax Discount for Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans who had Permanent, Combat-related Disabilities

This would amend Section 6 of Article 7 of the Florida Constitution to allow a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. This would be in effect until the spouse remarries, sells or disposes of the property.
This allows spouses of deceased vets to stay in their homes and not get a large property tax increase.

The appraisers office has an amazing website and you can even calculate what your proposed property tax will be on a home you may consider buying or look at nearby sales if you maybe selling!
https://www.pbcgov.org/papa

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