▲ 417 ▼ ‘My Property Tax Went From $15K to a Life-Altering $91K a Year’ (www.yahoo.com) submitted 1 year ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 218 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) So, the house is now valued at 6x the original value? If they sold it at only 4-5x it would still be a huge win. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) Their taxes were grandfathered in because they bought the property at a much lower value, the house was already worth a lot more than they paid for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 points 1 year ago Completely true, but not a loss. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Celestus@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago They wanted a new, two-story house, but with a tax loophole to save money. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago Maybe it is different for me because I moved every couple years growing up. I have lived in 15 places in my life, and the most recent is a record of over a decade. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) Their taxes were grandfathered in because they bought the property at a much lower value, the house was already worth a lot more than they paid for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 points 1 year ago Completely true, but not a loss. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 points 1 year ago Completely true, but not a loss. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Celestus@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago They wanted a new, two-story house, but with a tax loophole to save money. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago Maybe it is different for me because I moved every couple years growing up. I have lived in 15 places in my life, and the most recent is a record of over a decade. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago They wanted a new, two-story house, but with a tax loophole to save money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago Maybe it is different for me because I moved every couple years growing up. I have lived in 15 places in my life, and the most recent is a record of over a decade. permalink fedilink source parent