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Rockngolfer said, over 1 year ago
Here in FL we still have new homes being built because some people don’t want to live in a used, abandoned, or foreclosed home.
masterskrain said, over 1 year ago
@Rockngolfer
Not to mention the fact that a new home can’t be Grandfathered in as easily as an existing structure, so the property taxes can be that much higher!
I lived in St. Pete, and could see the tax difference between my house, and a virtually identical property next door be as much as $2000 at the end of the year!
d_legendary1 said, over 1 year ago
@Rockngolfer
That’s because home prices took a big time nose dive after the housing bubble burst. It just about costs as much to build a new home as it is to buy an existing home. Its a buyer’s market.
d_legendary1 said, over 1 year ago
@masterskrain
You’re telling me. I live in Sunny Isles and one of my home boys lives in Naples. His property taxes are lower than mine! They’re gonna raise my taxes by as much as 7% to make up for lost revenue due to the housing crash.
Clark Kent said, over 1 year ago
I was going to move up to Lake county IL a few years back but real estate taxes up there are unreal. Down here in Cook county (home of Chicago) my real estate tax is about $4,000 a year. Also down here there is a 4 lane road evey mile and things are built up already. In Lake county they are puting in housing developements and still have 2 lane roads. It’s gridlock city.
Rx71Wm29 said, over 1 year ago
And here I thought that FLA was a “Republican” state! My bad! Only a Dem state would dare raise taxes, right?
ARodney said, over 1 year ago
No, California was screwed long ago by Republicans and is falling apart, because they can’t raise taxes on property until it changes hands. Completely and totally unfair. It means the whole state needs to be run on income and sales, and it’s a disaster. My parents did okay, though — they bought 40 years ago and never moved. Sorry, suckers!
Night-Gaunt49 said, over 1 year ago
California has severe limitations on building too which helps to account for some of the excessive high prices there.
terminator2 said, over 1 year ago
occupy dc had no right to build a wood structure. They are morons who don’t know the difference between free speech and stepping all over the rights of everyone else.
Eryx
said, over 1 year ago
@Rockngolfer
If “Dexter” is to be believed, they all have mold problems from discarded bodies in the crawlspaces.