Our Own Brant Suter = REALTOR Extraordinaire

If you’ve ever met Brant Suter, proud member of The Harrisonburg Homes Team, you know that he is charismatic, fun, exciting, and professional. To prove that he puts a high value on providing quality customer service to his clients, he earned a perfect score on his customer satisfaction surveys in...

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2010 Rockingham County Reassessment Information

According to the Virginia Constitution, all real estate must be assessed at market value, so Rockingham County is performing reassessments again. The last reassessment occurred in 2005, and was effective January 1, 2006. Now that 2010 is here, its time for another round! County officials actually began reassessing properties about...

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Rockingham County Taxes: Land Use Assessments

In our last post, we informed you how to claim your first time home buyer tax credit. For those of you who own (or are thinking about purchasing) land in Rockingham County, there may be some tax benefits for you, depending on how you use your land. If you meet...

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How To Claim Your Home Buyer Tax Credit

Tax season is here, and will be gone before we know it! If you used the first time home buyer tax credit in 2009, or are thinking about claiming the extended tax credit this year, you’ll want IRS Form 5405. For a full set...

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Rehab That House With The FHA 203(k) Loan Program

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has a loan program for rehabilitating homes and communities called the 203(k) Loan Program. Better known as a “Rehab Loan.” This program is meant to encourage new home ownership, rehabilitation of neighborhoods, and communities. One advantage of this program is that “buyers can focus on...

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