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Florida's Save Our Homes cap limits yearly assessment growth for homesteaded primary residences, helping longtime owners keep taxable values far below market value.
After a sale, assessed value resets to market value on January 1 after closing, so a Sarasota home's bill can move from $3.2K to ~$9.8K.
The cap's tax benefit stays with the owner, not the address. Only Florida homesteaded owners can port up to $500K within three tax years.
Before budgeting, pull the county property record, compare assessed value with asking price, request a full-value tax estimate, and secure a bindable insurance quote.
Florida's no-income-tax advantage can be meaningful, but new buyers still need to model reassessment and insurance because those costs shape the true monthly budget.