My property tax is over 4X that here in Florida.
“My property tax is over 4X that here in Florida.”
But just think of all you’re saving on not having state income tax…LOL! The government always gets its pound of flesh, one way or another.
Taxes are also much higher here in the ghetto, excuse me, Memphis.
Same here. Resident of Florida. Retired. Property taxes are 50% of my annual income.
It’s obscene.
Mine has been around $15K for several years.
I appealed at the County level, then the state level and finally appealed it in Superior Court and won. The county said a house that I paid $525 K was worth $1.4 Million that same year.
I was angry and during the hearing ask the State Appeals Board Chairman if he was also legal counsel for the County. He lost his job as a result of my case.
In the photo of the property included in the County appraisal submitted to court as evidence was a “For Sale” sign in the front yard. While under oath on the witness stand, I asked the appraiser if she checked the asking price since it was for sale when she appraised the property. She said it was not relevant. I relied that what she did is malpractice. It was for sale on the “Multi-list for six months prior to her doing the appraisal at $700K. At the same time she appraised it for $1.4 Million! That was 15 years ago. I figured that court fight saved me about $100K in taxes over the years.
I’ve done many tax appeals for clients over the years and won almost all of them. One thing I do is check the property appraisals of the County Commissioners, Tax Review Board Members, and the Appraiser’s properties for comparison. They don’t like that!