Slash Your Property Taxes: A Smarter Florida Fix

Hey, Southwest Florida! I’m Ralph Nudi, and like you, I’m fed up with property taxes piling on top of my mortgage—thousands every year just to stay in my home. Across the state, 8.1 million homeowners are shelling out $2,338 on average, while renters face $1,543 for a two-bedroom in 2024. Governor Ron DeSantis wants to ditch these taxes entirely, but could that break our schools and towns? Watch my 3-minute video above—I’ve got a plan that works.

Here’s the gist: no property tax on homes, apartments, or farm lots—$2,300 back in your pocket yearly if you own, relief for 34% of us renting if landlords cap rates at, say, $1,200 for a two-bedroom. In Cape Coral, where prices dipped, this could kickstart a rebound. How? Keep businesses taxed at $12.81 billion, bump the sales tax to 11.45%—groceries and rent stay free—and let 130 million tourists chip in up to $11.5 billion. Every Floridian saves $700-$800 a year.

It’s not DeSantis’s all-or-nothing shot—it’s a blueprint that delivers without chaos. Luxury homes over $406,000 pay a bit, homesteaders lock in, and funds split fairly by population—Lee County and rural Madison both win. My video teases it, but the full plan’s got the numbers and fixes to make it real.

Check out my detailed Substack post—Slash Your Taxes, Supercharge Florida—for the whole story. Share this video, tell your lawmakers: let’s make this happen. Florida deserves it!