Posts from September 2026

Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach is a 55+ community of 3,763 homes, and every home you can buy there today is a resale, because the builder has sold out. That changes how you shop it. You are no longer choosing a floor plan and a lot from a sales center. You are buying a lived-in home from an owner, with an HOA, age rules and closing fees that are easy to overlook.

This guide covers what the monthly fees actually include, how the 55+ rules work, what to check on a resale that a new-construction buyer never had to think about, and who this community is honestly a good fit for, and who it isn't.

What you are buying into

The community was built as an active 55+ neighborhood around a theme of music, food and a laid-back island feel. Most buyers come for the so...

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Your Volusia County property tax bill is your home's taxable value multiplied by the combined tax rate of every government that serves your address, and the number a buyer sees on a listing is almost never the number they will pay. The seller's exemptions and capped value stay with the seller. Yours start over.

That gap is the single most common surprise we see after a closing. This article explains how the bill is built, why two neighbors pay very different amounts, how to estimate your own bill before you make an offer, and the calendar that governs every payment.

How a Volusia County tax bill is built

Florida property taxes come down to two numbers. One is your home's taxable value. The other is the millage rate.

A mill is one dollar of tax for every...

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If you own a home in Volusia County and live in it full time, the homestead exemption takes up to $51,411 off the value your county and city taxes are based on, and it caps how fast your taxable value can rise for as long as you stay. You have to apply for it yourself, by March 1, and nobody at the closing table does it for you.

We walk buyers through this on almost every purchase, and the same few mistakes come up again and again. Here is what the exemption is worth, who gets it, how to file without a second trip to DeLand, and the one thing new buyers most often misunderstand about their first tax bill.

What the homestead exemption is actually worth

The exemption comes in two layers, and they apply to different parts of your bill.

The first $25,000 of...

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