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3 concepts that lead to this page. Each one comes in 4:5, 1:1, 9:16, with its own primary texts, headlines and description. Click an image to see it full size.
Concept A
In brief
The lander's first screen: headline, byline and the four-line In brief summary.
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Primary texts
- Primary text 1
Just bought a home? Read this before your first property tax bill.
When a home changes hands, its assessment, its exemptions and its deadlines can change too. Here is what to check in your first year. It's a 3-minute read from the Abode Money team.
- Primary text 2
Your exemptions usually don't carry over from the seller.
Exemptions are claimed by the owner, so a new owner typically has to apply for their own. The deadlines are early in the year.
What to check before your first property tax bill, in a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 3
The tax board will never send you a check. They assess the value of your home and move on.
A new value is still one you can question. Whatever your county set, you can question it within its deadline. Rules differ by state, so check yours before you file.
Just bought a home? Read this before your first property tax bill. 3 minutes.
- Primary text 4
Your county puts a value on your home, usually without anyone stepping inside. That value drives your tax bill, and homeowners have the right to question it.
If you just bought, start here: your first-year checklist, state by state, in a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 5
Start with your new home's number.
Type your address and see your free savings estimate. Discover how much you could save with Abode Money. Lower your property tax bill.
But first, the four things to check in your first year. It's a 3-minute read.
Headlines
- 🏠 Before your first property tax bill37
- 📰 What to check in your first year34
- 📋 Your first-year checklist27
- 🔎 Is your home's tax value right?33
- 💡 Lower your property tax bill30
Description
- Get your free savings estimate.31
Concept B
The deadlines
Section 2 as a calendar card: three drawn calendar leaves, each beside the lander's own line.
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Primary texts
- Primary text 1
Your exemptions don't move in with you.
Exemptions are claimed by the owner, so a new owner typically has to apply for their own. The deadlines are early in the year: February 15 in California, March 1 in Florida, and generally April 30 in Texas.
The full first-year checklist is a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 2
In Florida, a homestead exemption application is due by March 1.
Leaving another Florida homestead? The portability form goes in with your homestead application.
The rest of your first-year checklist, state by state, is a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 3
In Texas, exemption applications are generally due by April 30.
If you bought after January 1, you may receive the general residence homestead exemption for the applicable portion of that tax year once you qualify, if the previous owner did not receive the same exemption for that year.
Just bought a home? Read this before your first property tax bill: a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 4
Your county puts a value on your home, usually without anyone stepping inside. That value drives your tax bill, and homeowners have the right to question it.
When a home changes hands, its assessment, its exemptions and its deadlines can change too. Here is what to check in your first year. It takes 3 minutes to read.
- Primary text 5
Savings Guarantee™: if you don't save in year one, year two is free. If you still haven't saved after two years, you get a refund. Terms apply.
Before any of that, your exemptions. A new owner typically has to apply for their own, and the deadlines are early in the year. Our 3-minute read has them state by state.
Headlines
- 📅 Your exemptions don't move in with you40
- ⏰ The deadlines are early in the year37
- 🏡 Just bought a home? Read this31
- 🔎 Is your home's tax value right?33
- 🗂️ Exemptions are claimed by the owner38
Description
- Get your free savings estimate.31
Concept C
The photo caption
A photo post: the lander's family-kitchen photo with its caption line set as the caption.
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Primary texts
- Primary text 1
New keys, new paperwork. The year you buy is the year to learn your county's calendar.
When a home changes hands, its assessment, its exemptions and its deadlines can change too. Here is what to check in your first year.
Just bought a home? Read this before your first property tax bill. It's a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 2
Your county valued your home, often with a formula, not a visit.
A new value is still an estimate. Whatever your county set, you can question it within its deadline. Rules differ by state, so check yours before you file.
What to check in your first year, in a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 3
A sale can reset how a home is assessed. How far the reset goes depends on the state.
Your exemptions usually don't carry over from the seller, and a new value is still one you can question.
All four things to know in your first year, in a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 4
Discover how much you could save with Abode Money.
Type your address and see your free savings estimate. The estimate is free and there's no commitment.
First, a 3-minute read: Just bought a home? Read this before your first property tax bill.
- Primary text 5
Your county puts a value on your home, usually without anyone stepping inside. That value drives your tax bill, and homeowners have the right to question it.
Buying a home can reset how it's assessed. Here is what to check in your first year, in a 3-minute read.
Headlines
- 🔑 New keys, new paperwork25
- 📆 Learn your county's calendar30
- 🧾 A new value is still an estimate34
- 🔎 Is your home's tax value right?33
- 🏠 Before your first property tax bill37
Description
- Get your free savings estimate.31