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Spruce Creek Preserve Dunnellon FL

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Spruce Creek Preserve entry sign

Spruce Creek Preserve

Spruce Creek Preserve is just off SR 200 in Dunnellon Fl. This is a great location because it is just a short drive to restaurants, shopping and health care in the SW 200 corridor area. Spruce Creek Preserve is a gated, 55+, golf course community.  Houses in Spruce Creek Preserve are frame with stucco or frame with vinyl siding. Homes here can range from 1,000 sq ft of living area to over 2,000 with most being in the middle. HOA fees of around $120- per month which includes the guard at the gate, clubhouse, common area maintenance, curbside trash pickup and basic cable TV. Golf is not included in the HOA fees. Spruce Creek Preserve is a very nice community that shows pride of ownership

Update 3/16 HOA fees are $121- month. Fees are very stable here and it seems like a well run association

Update 1/20/18 HOA fees are $124 month. A great deal.

Update 1/23/19 HOA fees went up to $127- month. A great value still.

Update 3/2/2020 HOA fees went up to $127- month. A great value still.

If you would like a list of homes for sale in Spruce Creek Preserve fill out my Ocala Dream Home Finder, call me or send me an email. I can set you up a Listing Cart on the Ocala Marion County MLS for Spruce Creek Preserve.

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You can only have 1 homestead deduction in Florida

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This is an article about a recent court decision where a couple wanted to claim homestead deductions on 2 homes in 2 different states one being here in Florida.

Court upholds homestead exemption restrictions

 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – March 30, 2016 – Venice Endsley and her husband, Robert, had what a court described as an “intact, congenial marriage” for more than 60 years.

In the 1980s, Venice Endsley signed over her rights to a home in Huntington, Ind., to her husband. In turn, Robert Endsley signed over his rights to a home in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea to his wife. Venice Endsley had a homestead exemption on the Florida home, while her husband received a similar exemption on the Indiana home.

But the Broward County property appraiser learned of the arrangement in 2006, leading to a dispute that resulted Wednesday in an appeals court ruling that Venice Endsley was not entitled to receive the Florida homestead exemption. In doing so, the court waded into questions about whether state law only barred multiple homestead exemptions in Florida – or whether the prohibition also addresses properties in other states.

A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal, pointing to a provision in the Florida Constitution, upheld a decision by a Broward County circuit judge, who found that the Endsleys were a “single family unit and could not claim separate homestead exemptions,” according to last Wednesday’s ruling.

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The real estate market in Ocala is changing

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Last week was a crazy week for me. First it was the busiest I’ve been since I started real estate here in Ocala in 2006. I was trying to work with 3 buyers at the same time. Secondly I encountered my first multiple offer situation. Which my buyer won by the way. Third when I went to make appointments to view homes 3 had offers that were so new that the listing agent hadn’t had time to change the listing status to pending. I almost never find a home that I want to show already has an offer let alone 3 ! If you’re still waiting for the market to hit bottom you missed it. The market is starting to go up.

Ocala 55 plus retirement communities map

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Confused by all the 55+ retirement communities in the Ocala Marion County area? Well I’ve created a Google Map that shows the location of all the significant Ocala 55+ retirement communities. In case you’re not familiar with Google Maps you can zoom in and out, you can move the map around with your mouse and there is an aerial view feature. Click on the blue bubble like place mark to identify the community. In addition to the map below you can go Ocala 55+ Communities Map and save it to your favorites. I also have Ocala  55+ community profiles on my blog site. If you’re interested in seeing listings for 55+ communities check out my Listing Cart service which is a custom MLS search.