[Peazoup]

Thanks PeggyD - that sounds about right I think - 1.4% of purchase price. Of the three Villages counties, I think I read somewhere that Sumter's tax is a tad less than Marion of Lake. When I asked the gal in the tax office what percentage of the fair market value is the assessed value, she didn't know. All she could say was that tax is the mill rate (13.5843) X assessed value. Florida property taxes are most confusing. Hard to budget ahead of time.
Thanks all for your responses.