So your property tax bill comes in the mail in January 2012 and you totally disagree with the valuation that has been given to your home.  What can you do?

You can appeal your property tax value, present a case to the county review board and try to get the value changed.  When you appeal your property tax bill one of three things can happen:

1.  You get a decrease in your tax valuation, which results in a decrease in your property taxes.

2.  The value is found to be accurate and does not change – your taxes stay the same too.

3.  Your property tax valuation increases as a result of your hearing, which results in an increase in your property taxes.

So, why would you appeal?  The only reason to appeal your property tax bill is to prove that the Butler County Auditor’s value exceeds the market value.  It is important to note here that the value indicated on your tax bill will be the value as established on January 1st, 2011.  You are going to be trying to prove a revised value for January 1st, 2011.  You are not trying to establish what today’s market value of your home is.

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**Important note:  The deadline each year to file an appeal of your Butler County Ohio property tax bill is March 31st.  In 2012, March 31st is a Saturday, which may push the deadline to April 2, 2012.  Be sure to verify this with the Butler County officials.

Other related articles that might interest you:

Butler County Ohio Property Tax Values

LowryTeam.com Real Estate Trends Report – December 2011

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Selling a home in the wintertime can provide some challenges.  Follow these steps in getting your West Chester, Liberty Township or Mason Ohio home sold and success will follow.

Price Your Home Competively – Get a detailed, thorough home value analysis (cma) from a Realtor that specializes in your neighborhood or area to help you determine the correct list price.

Professionally Stage Your Home – Having  your home professionally staged will give you the advantage you need in selling your home in the West Chester, Liberty Township or Mason Ohio real estate market.

Allow Your Home To Be Shown – Seems obvious right??  Well it isn’t always obvious to all homeowners who want to sell their home.  You cannot handpick the times your home is shown.  When buyers call to see your home the answer needs to be yes.  Your home can’t sell if buyers can’t see it.

Clean – (verb –  to make clean:  to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter) Your home needs to be spotless.  I don’t need to say much more here do I??

Leave The Lights On – It’s dark and dreary alot this time of year.  Leave every light in your home turned on for showings.  Don’t forget the front porch light so the Realtor can see to get the lockbox open.

Plan Ahead – It’s going to snow soon (or freezing rain or sleet, you get the idea).  Make arrangements to have the snow and ice cleared off of your driveway and sidewalks.  Also put a mat or rug inside your front door for Realtors and homebuyers to wipe off their shoes.

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Preparing your home for sale - Part 1

7 Steps To Get Your Expired Listing Sold

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5217 Putters Circle, West Chester, Ohio 45069

Beckett Ridge! 5217 Putters Circle, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Beautiful 2 Bedroom Townhome Features Living Room w/ Wood Burning Fireplace, Kitchen w/ All Appliances, Spacious Finished Walkout Lower Level w/ Wet Bar, Newer AC, Furnace & Carpet, Screened Porch, Close To Schools, Shopping, Dining, & Expressways.

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It’s Tuesday, so this must be the Tuesday Open House.

What is Tuesday Open House?? Well, it’s clearly not an “open house”. Open Houses don’t sell homes… good internet marketing does… but it seemed like a good title for this weekly blog post.

It is my way of throwing the doors open on the RealEstate-Ink.com blog and offering up a few quick articles and facts on real estate for the West Chester, Liberty Township, Beckett Ridge, Mason and Fairfield Township, Ohio areas. It is not intended to be all about homes for sale, but it will be about that some of the time…

This week the Tuesday Open House is all about our homes for sale in West Chester & Liberty Township & Mason.

8794 West Plain Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040.

5+ Acres In Mason Schools!  8794 W. Plain Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040.  This Beautiful Setting Features A 1700+ Square Foot Brick Ranch Home, Large Barn, Large Scenic Pond, Fruit Trees And Grape Arbor – A Truly Serene & Peaceful Setting. Just Minutes To Deerfield Towne Center.

7653 Tylers Reserve Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069

Beautiful 5 Bedroom Zicka Resale Home in Tylers Reserve! 7653 Tylers Reserve Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069.  Terrific Wooded Lot! Features Include A Gourmet Kitchen w/ 42 Cabinets & Granite Countertops, Hardwood Floors, 1st Floor Study, Formal Dining Room w/ Recessed Ceiling, Finished Lower LeveL w/ Wet Bar & Gas Fireplace(Perfect For Entertaining), Cathedral Master w/ Luxury Bath, Three Car Garage, Stamped Concrete Patio, Sprinkler System, Pool Community. One Year Home Warranty!

7060 Lindley Way, Liberty Township, Ohio 45011

Welbourne Manor! 7060 Lindley Way, Liberty Township, Ohio 45011, This Beautiful Home Features A Gourmet Kitchen w/ Granite Counters, Stainless Steel Appliances & Newer Upgraded Cabinets, Large Vaulted Family Room w/ Gas Fireplace, Luxury Master w/ Gas Fireplace & Adjoining Whirlpool Bath, Front & Rear Staircases & Terrific Screened Porch Overlooks Wooded Rear Yard.  One Year Home Warranty. Pool & Tennis Community!

6669 Wooden Shoe Court, Liberty Township, Ohio 45044.

Dutchland Woods! You Must See This Updated 2200+ Square Foot Home. Beautiful Hardwood Floors, Large Family Room w/ Wood Burning Fireplace, Terrific Kitchen, Master w/ Adjoining Bath, Large Bedrooms, Fenced Yard, Cul-de-Sac Street, One Year Home Warranty. Pool Community!!

5248  Leatherwood Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069

Beautiful Home In Beckett Ridge! 5248 Leatherwood Drive West Chester Ohio 45069. Seller Will Pay $2000 Towards Buyer’s Closing Costs.  Bright, Open Floor Plan! Vaulted Living Room w/ Floor To Ceiling Windows, Great Fam Room w/ Wood Floors & Striking Stone Fireplace, Large Master w/ Adjoining Bath, 1st Floor Laundry, Finished Lower Level, Spacious Deck Overlooking Wooded Lot, Newer Siding & Windows (Energy Star). One Year Home Warranty!

5806 Countryview Drive, Liberty Township, Ohio 45011

A Terrific Home Located On A Terrific Lot! 5806 Countryview Drive, Liberty Township, Ohio 45011.  Warm, Inviting Family Room w/ Wood Burning Fireplace, Eat-In Kitchen Includes Refrigerator, Formal Living & Dining Rooms, Large Laundry Room. Great Patio Perfect For Entertaining. Just Minutes To Bridgewater Falls. One Year Home Warranty!

5204 Franklin Park Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040

Just Move In! 5204 Franklin Park Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040. This Terrific Townhome In Mason Is A Must See! Bright, Open Floor Plan Features Family Room, Dining Room, Finished Lower Level w/ Full Bath, Cathedral Master w/ Adjoining Garden Bath & Second Bedroom w/ Full Bath, One Car Garage. One Year Home Warranty!

9384 Colegate Way, West Chester, Ohio.

Lake Princeton. Great Location. Large Family Room, Walkout Lower Level Rec Room w/ Stone Fireplace & Wet Bar, 2 Bedrooms Each w/ Full Baths, Close To Shopping, Dining, & Expressways, One Year Home Warranty, Lake & Pool Community.

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Lakota Schools

8822 Timberchase Ct. West Chester, Ohio 45069

Four Bedrooms – Two Full Baths – Two Half Baths

• Beckett Ridge Subdivision
• Cul-de-Sac Lot
• Move In Ready
• Large, Bright Kitchen w/ Hardwood Floors
• Finished Lower Level w/ Bath
• Warm, Inviting Family Room w/ Fireplace
• Master Bedroom w/ Adjoining Luxury Bath
• Formal Living & Dining Rooms  
• Terrific Rear Yard
• One Year Home Warranty
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Why?  If you are looking to sell within the next two years, the highest sales price you will be able to attain for your home is it’s current value.

This is not just my speculation or guesswork.  In November, Fannie Mae forecasted median home sales prices for the next eight quarters.  Their projections call for prices to fall and to not again reach today’s values until the 3rd quarter of 2012.

Home prices will not begin to rise again until…. (1) we have a more stable economic climate with higher consumer confidence  (2) unemployment begins to come down significantly (3) the inventory of homes listed for sale in West Chester & Liberty Township is reduced.
 
Just waiting for the spring months to get here before putting your home on the market can cost you real dollars.  Yes, it’s true that there are more buyers out looking at homes in the spring.  There are also a lot more homes on the market for sale then, meaning much more competition and thus a great deal more pricing pressure.  Waiting to list your home for sale will almost undoubtably mean you will be listing your home at a lower price and will be selling for less.  Home sales are not increasing, in fact you can see in the graph below that home sales in West Chester & Liberty Township are decreasing and have been for six months now. 

But isn’t this just the seasonality of the market you ask?  Take a look at the graph below and you will see a comparison of the last three year’s home sales for West Chester & Liberty Township Ohio.  And while you can clearly see the seasonal peaks and valleys, the real issue here is that moving forward there appears to be no driving force to increase sales (demand) very much.  The other concerning note here is that we are currently operating at sales levels that are lower than sales were during the financial crisis of 2008.

So as we move into 2011 and the time of the year when inventory of homes for sale begins to grow, my advice?  Don’t Wait!   Get your home on the market and price it to sell today for today’s market.  Sell before the flood of additional homes come on the market.

And please don’t misunderstand me here, I am not trying to portray all gloom and doom and be overly negative, but I do think it is only responsible to state the facts and try to draw some reasonable conclusions.  There is reason to act with a sense of urgency here. 

Oh yeah… one other reason to not wait.  If you are also going to be buying a home, in addition to selling your current home you need to know that interest rates are going up and going up fast.  Keep waiting and they will be even higher.

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5299 Fieldstone Court, West Chester, Ohio 45069

West Chester, Ohio 45069

Beckett Ridge Subdivision

Lakota Schools

$134,900 - Three Bedrooms – Cul-de-Sac Stree

This Is A Terrific Home In Beckett Ridge Subdivision:

• Move In Condition
• Cul-de-Sac Lot 
• Island Kitchen w/ Counter Bar
• All Appliances Included
• Cathedral Living Room w/ Stone Fireplace
• Master w/ Adjoining Bath & Two Closets
• Finished Lower Level
• Cathedral Living & Dining Room Ceilings
• New Furnace & AC in 2010
• New Roof & Hot Water Heater in 2009
• More Updates – Don’t Wait To See This One!

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If you live in Beckett Ridge and are the owner of record for your property, you received this letter recently:

DEAR BECKETT RIDGE HOMEOWNER;

Beckett Ridge is a diverse community covering over 1800 acres with various types of dwelling units from condos to single family homes.  Since our community was developed over several years and each unique section of our community was required to provide a set of documents for their new homeowners, 33 years later, we have variously similar, but different documents making up the package of homeowner documents for Beckett Ridge.

Over the past two years the Beckett Ridge Homeowners Board hads been evaluating various approaches for consolidating our homeowners’ documents.  These basic documents are used to define our community and when coupled with our restrictions they become very important documents for homebuyers planning to purchase a home in our community and financial companies seeking to finance or insure our homes.  With the assistance of our attorney we have now completed our work on this effort and wish to present to the homeowners of Beckett Ridge a revised set of Declarations and Code of Regulations for your approval.

Voting will be by parcel therefore, only one vote will be allowed per dwelling unit address and one signature per parcel will also be required to validate your ballot.  Official ballots can only be cast  by those Members of the Beckett Ridge Homeowner Association in good standing as of July 1, 2010.  To be considered in good standing all dues and fees must be paid in full on the Parcel by July 1, 2010.  The Board Highly Recommends you vote “YES” in support of this resolution.  The expression of your support for this resolution is very important to all of us.  While we hope you will vote yes, we want you to be aware that consistent with the legal opinion given to the board on February 22, 2010, regarding voting procedures, all Parcels that do not submit a ballot regarding this resolution will be casting a vote in support (Yes) for the resolution.

If you did not have the opportunity to attend our Annual Meeting in March or one of the five HOmeowners Meetings held between April 10th and June 8th then you can view the proposed documents at www.beckett-ridge.org.

Sincerely,

The Beckett Ridge Homeowners Board

Dennis Bender, Dave Burling, George Hulsizer, Debbie Olszowka, Sharon Palm. Terri McGill-Wong and Burt Young

So, whether you support this revision in the homeowners asssocation for Beckett Ridge or not, it is very important that you vote.  Your ballot must be received by July 28th, 2010.

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