Snowbirds on Florida TV
Anyone else watching the Florida TV ads on ad nauseam every 20 minutes bashing the Snowbirds? :R I.E. amendment 4.
Forum Discussion
Irregardless of the pro's and con's of this amendment the fact is I found it offensive watching these commercials that chose to use the term Wealthy Snowbirds as a bashing soundboard and in bad taste.
To me it meant that the Floridians dislike the snowbirds so much so they chose to use them in the advertisement to get the locals attention to vote no on this.
I don't have the statistics but a real good guess would be that the investors, and Florida first time buyers that would benefit from this FAR outweigh the number of snowbirds that 'might' purchase property in Florida.:R
So why not headline the news with, 'wealthy investors' or those bad 'Floridian first time buyers" instead of 'wealthy snowbirds'?
It's a shame they aren't counter advertising with the fact that it does BENEFIT Floridians. It gives first time buyers the same tax break plus some.
"The Florida House estimates that 40 percent of home buyers are first-time buyers....These are defined as those who have not owned a home in Florida in the past three years. They would receive an 'additional' homestead exemption on half the appraised value of their home (up to $150,000), phased out over five years."
That three years will also encompass Floridians who have had their homes foreclosed on and have been renting and will enable them to get back into another home with less tax burden to get back up on their feet again.
To me it meant that the Floridians dislike the snowbirds so much so they chose to use them in the advertisement to get the locals attention to vote no on this.
I don't have the statistics but a real good guess would be that the investors, and Florida first time buyers that would benefit from this FAR outweigh the number of snowbirds that 'might' purchase property in Florida.:R
So why not headline the news with, 'wealthy investors' or those bad 'Floridian first time buyers" instead of 'wealthy snowbirds'?
It's a shame they aren't counter advertising with the fact that it does BENEFIT Floridians. It gives first time buyers the same tax break plus some.
"The Florida House estimates that 40 percent of home buyers are first-time buyers....These are defined as those who have not owned a home in Florida in the past three years. They would receive an 'additional' homestead exemption on half the appraised value of their home (up to $150,000), phased out over five years."
That three years will also encompass Floridians who have had their homes foreclosed on and have been renting and will enable them to get back into another home with less tax burden to get back up on their feet again.
