Florida Homeowners have two main complaints - Taxes and Insurance.  To tell the truth, they’re definitely complaint-worthy.  For the lower and moderate income level homeowners, it is often just as hard to come up with the money to pay the TI as the PI in their PITI payments ( PITI =  Principle Interest Taxes and Insurance). 

Governor Charlie Crist and Florida State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty have come up with a tool to help, though

ShopandCompareRates.com is a website sponsored by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and the Governor’s office to offer Florida Homeowners the ability to compare rates they are paying or being quoted with average rates across the state.

The site shows average rates for “typical” houses so it might not be spot on the money, but at least it will prove when you have someone quoting a terrible policy.

For tips about how to make your house safer in the event of windstorm damage, check out My Safe Florida Home, sponsored by Alex Sink, the CFO of Florida.

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