Don't forget tommorrow is the Health and Hurricane Expo at the Tamarac Community Center. Hurricane season is right around the corner and you want to be prepared. Plus this year the city combined the two expos into one. Everything under one roof.

Take advantage of FREE Health Screenings including:

• hearing,
• blood pressure,
• osteoporosis, cholesterol*,
• glucose*,
• and more!

Chair massages will also be offered, and mammograms will be offered for only $58. Other health related topics will include: mental health, nutrition, diabetes, and more. In addition, vendors and informational speakers will be on hand demonstrating the latest hurricane products and providing the information you need to "Prepare and Be Aware!" for this year's hurricane season. Be sure to bring the family, there will be entertainment, face painting and balloons for the kids, giveaways, light refreshments, free health bars, and much, much more! Join us on...

Tamarac Health &
Hurricane Expo 2009

Join the City of Tamarac
Saturday, May 16, 2009
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
at the
Tamarac Community Center
(8601 W. Commercial Blvd.)

This year, Tamarac's annual Health and Fitness Fair has been combined with our Hurricane Expo for the first time ever! Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity to get invaluable information about the most important topics that effect you and your family's health, safety, and well-being.

See you there!!

Selling Houses and Creating Homes!

Jeannette Neerpat
9000 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024
www.Neerpat.com

Would you like a Free Market Analysis? Visit www.Neerpat.com or call 954-993-4104.

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Looks like there are several schools that will be changing there time schedules. As a parent with a child in Elementary school I believe in knowing ahead of time. So I wanted to get this info to you before the start of the new school year. I know we haven't finished this one yet, but you can never be too prepared!!

Heads up, students and parents: 15 Broward schools are changing their start and end times for the 2009-10 school year.

In addition, two new elementary schools opening in August are setting their schedules for the first time. The School Board must approve the schedules on Tuesday, but they are unlikely to tinker with the times. One of the new elementary schools is located on the corner of Commerical Blvd and Pine Island Road. It still doesn't have a name yet.

The schools affected are:

• Cross Creek School; 9:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
  
• Mary M. Bethune Elementary School; 8:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m.
• Flamingo Elementary School; 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m
• Park Trails Elementary School; 8:15 a.m. 2:15 p.m.
  
• Driftwood Middle School; 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
• Falcon Cove Middle School; 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
• Lyons Creek Middle School; 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
• Plantation Middle School; 8:45 a.m. 3:15 p.m
• Pompano Beach Middle School; 9:15 a.m. 3:45 p.m
• Seminole Middle School; 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m
• Silver Trail Middle School; 8:45 a.m. 3:15 p.m
• Walter C. Young Middle School; 8:45 a.m. 3:15 p.m
• Flanagan High School; 7:40 a.m. 2:40 p.m
• West Broward High School; 7:40 a.m. 2:40 p.m
• Western High School. 7:30 a.m. 2:40 p.m.

Selling Houses and Creating Homes!

Jeannette Neerpat
9000 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024
www.Neerpat.com

Would you like a Free Market Analysis? Visit www.Neerpat.com or call 954-993-4104.

LivingTamarac.com

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If you have questions here are some answers. There are many people who still do not understand how the credit works. These answers were listed on the FAR website and it has great explainations.

· The deduction is worth 10 percent of a home's value up to $8,000, which means all homes worth more than $80,000 could qualify for the maximum amount.

· There is an income limit to qualify. A married couples' modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) should be under $150,000 and single filers' MAGI should be less than $75,000.

· Partial tax credits may be available for married couples with MAGI incomes over $150,000 but under $170,000, and single filers with incomes over $75,000 but under $95,000.

· If married couples file separately, they can both claim 5 percent of the home purchase ($4,000 each for a home over $80,000) on their tax returns.

· It's a tax credit, not a deduction. That means the entire amount goes back to the first-time homebuyer unlike deductions, such as mortgage interest, that are subtracted from gross income before tax is calculated. If qualified for $8,000, the buyer gets $8,000, even if they would not owe that much in taxes otherwise.

· The tax credit applies to homes purchased from Jan. 1, 2009, through Nov. 30, 2009.

· The tax credit does not have to be paid back, providing the homebuyer keeps the property for at least 36 months and resides in the home.

· To qualify as a first-time homebuyer, the purchaser cannot have owned a home within the previous three-year period. However, ownership of a vacation home or rental home does not disqualify the buyer.

· If purchasing a new home, the effective date to receive the credit is the first day the homeowner actually lives in the house. If construction began in 2008, that buyer could still qualify. And if construction begins in 2009 but the owner does not take possession until 2010, the buyer would not qualify.

· The tax credit can be claimed on 2008 income tax forms even though the purchase took place in 2009. A buyer could close on a home the same day that President Obama signs it into law, fill out their income tax forms the next day, and receive the tax credit fairly quickly.

Make this clear!!! The tax credit is not a downpayment, but it could be used toward a downpayment if first-time homebuyers plan ahead. U.S. taxpayers have money withheld from every paycheck for income taxes. If they owe more tax than the amount deducted, they pay the IRS; if they owe less, they get a tax refund.

***By anticipating at least an $8,000 refund in early 2010 when they file 2009 taxes, these buyers could cut down on their tax withholding this year and save the money toward a downpayment. There is one caveat, however: Should they not buy a home in the qualifying period, they would still owe the IRS the money, and reducing their withholding amount could result in a high bill at tax time.

Selling Houses and Creating Homes!

Jeannette Neerpat
9000 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024
www.Neerpat.com

Would you like a Free Market Analysis? Visit www.Neerpat.com or call 954-993-4104.

LivingTamarac.com

Photos

Take advantage of FREE Health Screenings including:

• hearing,
• blood pressure,
• osteoporosis, cholesterol*,
• glucose*,
• and more!

Chair massages will also be offered, and mammograms will be offered for only $58. Other health related topics will include: mental health, nutrition, diabetes, and more. In addition, vendors and informational speakers will be on hand demonstrating the latest hurricane products and providing the information you need to "Prepare and Be Aware!" for this year's hurricane season. Be sure to bring the family, there will be entertainment, face painting and balloons for the kids, giveaways, light refreshments, free health bars, and much, much more! Join us on...

Tamarac Health &
Hurricane Expo 2009

Join the City of Tamarac
Saturday, May 16, 2009
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
at the
Tamarac Community Center
(8601 W. Commercial Blvd.)

This year, Tamarac's annual Health and Fitness Fair has been combined with our Hurricane Expo for the first time ever! Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity to get invaluable information about the most important topics that effect you and your family's health, safety, and well-being.

See you there!!

Selling Houses and Creating Homes!

Jeannette Neerpat
9000 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024
www.Neerpat.com

Would you like a Free Market Analysis? Visit www.Neerpat.com or call 954-993-4104.

LivingTamarac.com

Photos

I am watching The TodayShow and one of the places they are at the Statue of Liberty. As many of you know that she has been closed since 9/11. But it seems that she will be opening up again.

Please tell me this is true. I remember going there on school trips. I have been back to NY several times and wanted to take the kids there. But you were not able to climb up to the crown.

Well as it is now announced the Statues Crown will now be open as of July 4. What a day to choose the same day she has in her hands. How amazing is that?!?!

I am so happy to hear this. And I will be there at the end of July and will be making a speacial trip to see her! Yeah She is open again!

Selling Houses and Creating Homes!

Jeannette Neerpat
9000 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024
www.Neerpat.com

Would you like a Free Market Analysis? Visit www.Neerpat.com or call 954-993-4104.

LivingTamarac.com

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