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+7.2%, is that typical for what others are seeing?
Yes I believe that rate was set by legislation. It was something like 7.9 percent.
mtnrider
05-07-2017, 19:21
I just got a 14% increase. (Over $70K) Screw this place, good thing we are on our way out. It's becoming a tax hell.
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Check out comps sold in your neighborhood. If houses are selling above your appraised value, you may have a difficult time appealing the tax hike.
My problem with the current system is that we are being taxed on a value that is meaningless until you sell the property. If I bought at $100k and the current value based on market demand is $500k, it makes no difference if my income hasn't risen enough to pay the new tax assessment. Many people may be taxed out of their home unless the system is altered. I believe California had to address this same issue at some point. I don't know when this real estate market will turn but having my home value increase so much over the past few years has become a real two edged issue.
My property value appraisal went up $92,000 or 39%, and I live in Aurora, WTF?
My tax appraisal just showed up and Adams county upped my property value by $70K.
I'm seriously considering contesting the appraisal as I'm now paying taxes on a $300,000 home but still living in my old, $180,000 house.
Fuckers.
Same here exactly: $70k, Adams Co
USMC88-93
05-07-2017, 20:57
My letter from Jefferson County just showed up for my house in Wheat Ridge, they upped my value $78,000 in one year.
gnihcraes
05-07-2017, 21:00
interesting too, zillow showed mine was up $19,000 in the last 30 days. holy cow.
Up like 52k tax value.
Think of the old retired couple, like my parents, they are having to make payments on a house they own.
Chaffee2
05-07-2017, 21:29
Ours went up 54K or about 13%.
interesting too, zillow showed mine was up $19,000 in the last 30 days. holy cow.
Up like 52k tax value.
Think of the old retired couple, like my parents, they are having to make payments on a house they own.
A thread was started on my Nextdoor by an old lady on a fixed income, complaining about the property value spikes. I got mine in the mail, but I don't remember what it said. If I can apparently rent my place for almost 3x my mortgage, then I don't really care.
gnihcraes
05-07-2017, 21:41
A thread was started on my Nextdoor by an old lady on a fixed income, complaining about the peppery value spikes. I got mine in the mail, but I don't remember what it said. If I can apparently rent my place for almost 3x my mortgage, then I don't really care.
where would you go if you rent out your place? :)
Zundfolge
05-07-2017, 21:43
Our house value went up by like $27k. But we're in Pleasant Valley so that's actually probably pretty accurate to the market ... houses in our neighborhood have been selling ridiculously fast and for more than asking lately.
where would you go if you rent out your place? :)
I would rent him my place for 3x my mortgage.
Mine was 7.2% in Fountain.
where would you go if you rent out your place? :)
Some fixer upper and I'd repeat the process. Or maybe Nebraska. Or maybe further North and East. Or maybe Wyoming.
newracer
05-07-2017, 22:49
Mine went up a little over $130,000 or about 36%.
Can we check online since I threw that paper away already?
Just looked it up on the county assessors, and it still looks lower than what Zillow thinks, and lower than what houses have actually been going for in the neighborhood.
Mine went up By 145% I'll be contesting it, again.
Raise the rent and pass that increase onto the consumer.
Madeinhb
05-07-2017, 23:24
Property taxes are based on 1/1/2015 - 6/30/2016. Check the assessors site and comps during that time you fight it.
My property value appraisal went up $92,000 or 39%, and I live in Aurora, WTF?
Parker North (Uninc DougCo), $82,000 (+33%) of taxable value on a shitbox that hasn't been significantly updated.
That's the problem with "comps." Everything that's sold around here has been updated prior to sale - new kitchens, baths, etc. and we haven't done much of anything.
In a way, it's making me think I need to do a cash out refi and make the improvements, dismal job outlook or not. I should have done it 6-9 months ago when rates were a little lower. My timing always sucks.
I'd like to think I could do a lot of the work myself, and have done so in the past, but I'm not sure I'll really have the time. Now, from what I've seen GC's are 6-9 months out on most work. Gah!
Parker North (Uninc DougCo), $82,000 (+33%) of taxable value on a shitbox that hasn't been significantly updated.
That's the problem with "comps." Everything that's sold around here has been updated prior to sale - new kitchens, baths, etc. and we haven't done much of anything.
In a way, it's making me think I need to do a cash out refi and make the improvements, dismal job outlook or not. I should have done it 6-9 months ago when rates were a little lower. My timing always sucks.
I'd like to think I could do a lot of the work myself, and have done so in the past, but I'm not sure I'll really have the time. Now, from what I've seen GC's are 6-9 months out on most work. Gah!
I'm continuously in the same situation. Tired of missing opportunities because the house isn't ready to sell/ rent.
I haven't done updates either, apparently my townhome is worth $290,000 now. I had an appraisal done last October and that was for $255,000. I am thinking about an appeal.
Yeah, by the time I got my house updated to maximize the value the market will probably tank again and it wouldn't matter anyways.
Aloha_Shooter
05-08-2017, 06:56
Can't speak for other counties but I'd have to save El Paso has been pretty reasonable about keeping any appraisal adjustments to reflecting the actual market changes. We had (I think still have) the same issues in Hawaii -- land owners have to pay increases in property tax based on increased value of the land even if long term leases preclude them raising leases. Then they get double-squeezed because many of the leaseholders sue to force sales of the land at "reasonable" values (i.e., now that the value of the land has increased five fold and you've been paying increased property taxes all those years, I want you to sell me the land for much much less because you're a "rich" landowner and I'm a "poor" leaseholder).
I'm okay with the recent increase in appraisals -- it fits with the increase in comps and it's the price of living in a civilized society. I don't have kids so don't use the schools either but I'm okay with paying for public schooling because my future rests on today's kids being educated. What I take issue with is how "education" has so often become so PC and stopped actually teaching real history, real math, real literature, etc. I had Scouts who would get in trouble at school because they kept raising items inconvenient to the indoctrination like actual colonial history or the actual text from documents or logical fallacies with what the curriculum was spouting ...
If you're worried about the increases in value, you could always take advantage of the rising market and buy in a less expensive part of the city. Of course, the crime rate there might be less than attractive ...
hollohas
05-08-2017, 07:58
Ours went up $68k.
The B.S. is that the tax is based on comps. But the comps are selling for over the appraised value by 10's of thousands. How the hell can they tax me on a made up number? They're taxing me on a value that no bank would ever write a loan for. My house is not worth what they are taxing me for.
Not to mention, the tax should be based on what you purchased your house for, not what you COULD sell it for. If some dumbass wants to buy a house for $50k over the appraisal, by all means, tax him for that.
And what am I getting for the increased tax money being taken from me? Does the county increase services just because homes are selling for more than 2 years ago? Nope. Do I use the roads or schools more because houses in my neighborhood are selling high? Nope. Do the parks need more maintenance? Nope. Are fires more expensive to fight because a house in the neighborhood sold for too much money? Nope. Homes values have ZERO influence over how much money the county needs to operate. So why should they get more? Property tax should be a flat fee.
PS - my appraisal from 3/2016 is over $40k less than my tax assessment.
Those are pretty good points.
Ours went up $68k.
The B.S. is that the tax is based on comps. But the comps are selling for over the appraised value by 10's of thousands. How the hell can they tax me on a made up number? They're taxing me on a value that no bank would ever write a loan for. My house is not worth what they are taxing me for.
Not to mention, the tax should be based on what you purchased your house for, not what you COULD sell it for. If some dumbass wants to buy a house for $50k over the appraisal, by all means, tax him for that.
And what am I getting for the increased tax money being taken from me? Does the county increase services just because homes are selling for more than 2 years ago? Nope. Do I use the roads or schools more because houses in my neighborhood are selling high? Nope. Do the parks need more maintenance? Nope. Are fires more expensive to fight because a house in the neighborhood sold for too much money? Nope. Homes values have ZERO influence over how much money the county needs to operate. So why should they get more? Property tax should be a flat fee.
All of this is well and good, but it assumes that .gov is operating for the common good and without a mind to rape and pillage in a legislated manner.
When one looks at the taxes of the so-called "Dark" ages, in the days of that evil word known as "monarchy", we are paying exorbitant amounts of taxes in comparison.
I was talking with an Iraqi once about America. I brought up property taxes. They were astounded. Under Saddam, a house equivalent to something like many of us live in was taxed at about the equivalent of $20 US.
hollohas
05-08-2017, 08:26
All of this is well and good, but it assumes that .gov is operating for the common good and without a mind to rape and pillage in a legislated manner.
When one looks at the taxes of the so-called "Dark" ages, in the days of that evil word known as "monarchy", we are paying exorbitant amounts of taxes in comparison.
I was talking with an Iraqi once about America. I brought up property taxes. They were astounded. Under Saddam, a house equivalent to something like many of us live in was taxed at about the equivalent of $20 US.
I have ZERO misconceptions about how we're taxed. I know we're being rapped and have been for a long time. But apparently half the population is ok with that. Insane.
Property taxes are based on 1/1/2015 - 6/30/2016. Check the assessors site and comps during that time you fight it.
That, I don't understand. There wasnt anything but a dirt driveway and a pit for a basement on my land in June of last year, but the statement lists the house.
I take that back, I had some styrofoam too...
June 30, 2016
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p302/mchl_wood/Home/20160630_190307_zpshbplsy5z.jpg
Madeinhb
05-08-2017, 09:03
That, I don't understand. There wasnt anything but a dirt driveway and a pit for a basement on my land in June of last year, but the statement lists the house.
I take that back, I had some styrofoam too...
June 30, 2016
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p302/mchl_wood/Home/20160630_190307_zpshbplsy5z.jpg
It's not just based on your house but it takes into account all houses around you during that time frame
My problem with the current system is that we are being taxed on a value that is meaningless until you sell the property. If I bought at $100k and the current value based on market demand is $500k, it makes no difference if my income hasn't risen enough to pay the new tax assessment. Many people may be taxed out of their home unless the system is altered. I believe California had to address this same issue at some point.
Yes, California does have that system, where reassessment only happens if you do a major remodel or if you sell the house, and property tax can only change by up to 2% per year. It was a ballot initiative, Proposition 13 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_13_(1978)), and the libs in California are frothing at the mouth to get rid of it just like the libs here are about TABOR. Fortunately for Californians, Proposition 13 still has "third rail" status whereas my impression here is that a sizeable portion of Coloradans want to do away with TABOR.
Property taxes are based on 1/1/2015 - 6/30/2016. Check the assessors site and comps during that time you fight it.
I'm waiting a few days to write my appeal so I don't start with "Dear thieving fucks," my value certainty went up but more like 40%
Aloha_Shooter
05-08-2017, 11:45
Most locales I've lived in adjust property tax based on current values, not purchase values. The funding from property taxes goes against a lot of different infrastructure and costs actually do increase over time. We might/can (and SHOULD) argue over whether some of those "services" need to be done -- I for one like but don't think we need to putting in all the road and sidewalk "improvements" that the city is doing under 2C funding from last year (a "one-time" waiver of TABOR refunds, letting the city keep some overage to address long-standing roadwork).
If the city or county didn't tax you through property tax, you'd see them coming at it through increases in fees, sales tax, or some other means. Most cities in Colorado are substantially different from 25-30 years ago and it's insane to think they could fund all that activity based on property values from that period. I'm all for reducing some if not most of that new activity but that's really the debate most citizens have to have.
Most cities in Colorado are substantially different from 25-30 years ago and it's insane to think they could fund all that activity based on property values from that period.
Yes but I'm willing to bet that the majority of houses have changed hands since then, not to mention all the new construction.
You're right though that they're going to get their money somehow.
colorider
05-08-2017, 12:57
The value they have my house at is complete nonsense. Just a quick search of the exact same models that sold in the neighborhood during their dates shows my value is off by $60 grand.
Ours just went up $78k . . . ouch.
Filing an online appeal is not difficult.
I appealed in 2015 and had my "value" reduced significantly.
I will be doing the same this year: https://www.ar-15.co/threads/148232-County-s-Property-Value-Assessment-How-to-win-a-dispute?highlight=assessor
hollohas
05-08-2017, 13:49
If the city or county didn't tax you through property tax, you'd see them coming at it through increases in fees, sales tax, or some other means. Most cities in Colorado are substantially different from 25-30 years ago and it's insane to think they could fund all that activity based on property values from that period. I'm all for reducing some if not most of that new activity but that's really the debate most citizens have to have.
Do you automatically get a pay raise with inflation? Unless you're a governement employee, you likely do not. And the county/state shouldn't either.
The counties wouldn't have to worry about outdated property tax revenue based on old values because a large amount of homes existing at that time have changed hands. But more importantly, the population has boomed and # of new homes built during that time is HUGE. Hell, Colorado has added +250k new people in the last 3 years. Many, many more over the last 3 decades. All those people pay taxes, property taxes (either directly or otherwise) and others. The state and counties are getting more money...lots and lots more money...to cover those increased costs of doing what they do. There is ZERO need to adjust property tax based on a pretend assessed value. Tax revenue is at all time highs and even if property tax was set at a fixed value based on last sale, property tax revenue would continue to increase as long as the population does and/or people continue to buy/sell their homes. It's a B.S. racket.
In 1990, the population in Colorado was 3.3M. It was 5.5M at the end of 2016. 2 million more people. 2 million more people worth of taxes. They have plenty of money stolen from us. They don't need to increase it every year.
BlasterBob
05-08-2017, 14:59
While we lived in Colorado, just two years ago, our property taxes were less than $400 for 35 acres, 3 bdrm mfgd home, 3 out buildings and my own 100 yard range. Recently moved to Illinois and taxes run about $4,500 yearly and subject to increases since the Democrats run this State. People here cannot understand why anyone would move FROM Colorado to Illinois which is known as the "Rust belt of the Nation". Moved to be closer to our kids and since I have had four serious cancer battles, so thought better make the move while still practical. Oh, we lived just 25 minutes from the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, NM. [blaster]
I'm waiting a few days to write my appeal so I don't start with "Dear thieving fucks," my value certainty went up but more like 40%
Yeah, that sounds smart. I bet we could all start our letter out that way.
28% in Teller County which has a lot of info on their website so I appealed with 3 comps that actually had their property tax decrease. So my guess is they are going to say eff off pay up.
sometimesright
05-08-2017, 19:03
For what it is worth - I'm in a rural area and my valuation went up 22.27%. I just received it today. Nice to know I'm not alone, I guess.
Since we just purchased, I wonder how long til I get the letter making me wonder why I even live in Colorado.
Good news everyone! The hail reduced most of your property values today in the metro area.
Good news everyone! The hail reduced most of your property values today in the metro area.
Until the tax assessors add on 30% for new roof value.
We fought it last year and they lowered it a piddly token amount. Got the assessment in the mail several days ago and they kicked it up $150K, I guess we'll fight it again but this is tedious.
colorider
05-08-2017, 22:18
What is the best way to go about finding the sale of homes in my area for the period of July1 2015- june 30 2016.
According to the assessor's office letter, that is the period they used to value my property. Which is WAY fucking out of whack. The only homes I know of that sold in the price range they have mine valued at are double the size and much newer. I went on Zillow but could not find a section where I could search past years sales.
Thanks a bunch for any assistance you can toss my way. Very frustrating and pissing me off.
What is the best way to go about finding the sale of homes in my area for the period of July1 2015- june 30 2016.
According to the assessor's office letter, that is the period they used to value my property. Which is WAY fucking out of whack. The only homes I know of that sold in the price range they have mine valued at are double the size and much newer. I went on Zillow but could not find a section where I could search past years sales.
Thanks a bunch for any assistance you can toss my way. Very frustrating and pissing me off.
Under the Buy pull down tab there is a Recent Home Sales. You can then sort them date and look as close to 6-30-16 as possible.
It appears that the across the board increases average about 30%. I better not hear in November how we need to vote for a tax increase to pay for roads and schools. Of course, by then everybody’s house payment will have gone up by $150 and we will just be paying it and not giving a second thought as to why. Just once, I would like to hear the government stand up after one of these huge increases and say “Wow, we just increased revenue to our coffers by X, and that will go a long way toward reducing tax shortages and fixing Y”. But no, they will never mention this new windfall, and they’ll keep telling us they need more and it’s for the children.
NFATrustGuy
05-09-2017, 09:44
The house I'm living in actually sold during the valuation period. You'd think that this would be a pretty good indication of market value, but apparently not. The assessor valued my home at $72,000 more than the actual sale price!
I've fought tax assessments almost every year for the past 3-4 years. I always win. Last year I had an actual hearing scheduled and they called beforehand to negotiate a settlement. I think they throw out stupid numbers in hopes that people won't bother with the protest process. Probably works 80%+ of the time. Not for me! :-)
colorider
05-09-2017, 10:27
Jeffco has my house valued $380 a square foot. It was built in 1984. Have not remodeled a thing except paint and counter tops. They are smoking crack.
I opened my rental assessment last week and laughed. I just opened the one for my home in Conifer and just about passed out. I need to get out of Jeffco...better yet out of this state!!!
Does anybody know any appraisers? I guess home appraisals are insane in Colorado too. Sigh!!!
This is the price we pay to live in a civilized society. C'mon guys. :P
It sounds like I am not getting screwed as much as others.
The initial assesment a few years ago was the sale price, and it even went down one year before trickling upwards.
How does tabor and the other tax law play into this. These taxing districts are revenue limited by about 5% this year I believe. Inflation plus population growth.
The other about balancing residential vs commercial property tax income may balance the tax you pay by lowering the % of the taxable value that is taxed.
But I agree, the assessors office is one that can go away. Fair market value is best determined by a seller and buyer. Set the value at the last sale price and tax that, not an imaginary value.
Wonder what CDOT assessors are valuing property at when they go to force you out for an expansion?
bkincaid
05-09-2017, 18:15
Click on final report and take a look see, has all the different property categories and increases/decreases by category for all the counties in the state:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dola/residential-assessment-rate
Got ours from Dougco today. Up $74K from last year.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news/ci_30975009/you-disagree-your-assessed-valuation-now-what
Protest, protest, protest.
Front Range homeowners may have that reaction when they first see how much county assessors increased the value of their homes over the past two years amid worries that next year's property taxes will shoot up as well.
Interesting tidbit from roberth's article:
Homeowners age 65 or older who have lived in a home for 10 years or longer only have to pay half of the property taxes on the first $200,000 in value. A similar exemption is also available for permanently disabled veterans.
Now I'm wondering what qualifies as DV for this purpose?
http://www.reporterherald.com/news/ci_30975009/you-disagree-your-assessed-valuation-now-what
This is what I wanted to point out earlier.
A key calculation to make upfront is whether any potential savings are worth the time and effort. Spending $700 for an outside home appraisal, assuming one can be obtained on short notice, won't justify saving $50 or $100 in extra property taxes. And it isn't necessary.
BushMasterBoy
05-10-2017, 12:53
Now I'm wondering what qualifies as DV for this purpose?
I think you have to have a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs stating 100% service connected disability.
http://vets.dmva.state.co.us/?page_id=51
I think you have to have a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs stating 100% service connected disability.
http://vets.dmva.state.co.us/?page_id=51
Ah. Darn.
Guess I'll be happy with my plates.
In the past year, our home value has gone up $72,254. Most recently a house down the block sold for $173,000 more than they originally paid for it. Their improvements included tearing out the carpet and installing a click-together wooden floor, cleaning up the landscape and making the front porch look nice.
Sheesh.
In the past year, our home value has gone up $72,254. Most recently a house down the block sold for $173,000 more than they originally paid for it. Their improvements included tearing out the carpet and installing a click-together wooden floor, cleaning up the landscape and making the front porch look nice.
Sheesh.
This sort of stuff points to a ginormous bubble which will burst in a year or 3 or 5, doesn't it?
When was the last housing crash? What sort of market behavior precipitated it?
This sort of stuff points to a ginormous bubble which will burst in a year or 3 or 5, doesn't it?
When was the last housing crash? What sort of market behavior precipitated it?
2008, and I think behavior just like this.
Firehaus
05-10-2017, 21:20
100,000 net gain of people and 25,000 units added (houses, condos, townhomes, apartments) will drive up demand.
The bubble had california, phoenix, and florida property value increases around 200%-300%. We aren't there yet.
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100,000 net gain of people and 25,000 units added (houses, condos, townhomes, apartments) will drive up demand.
The bubble had california, phoenix, and florida property value increases around 200%-300%. We aren't there yet.
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So when the property value increases 200-300%, sell! sell! sell! and move to Oklahoma?
Firehaus
05-11-2017, 08:44
So when the property value increases 200-300%, sell! sell! sell! and move to Oklahoma?
I's say anytime you can sell for a huge profit and move to reduce your expenses, its a good thing.
...and you should always be thinking of the sell when you buy something. If you got a great deal on a place that wouldn't sell then why would you think it will be different when its time to sell for you?
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A lot of assumptions in there, I suppose. We just bought. I wouldn't call it a great deal, but it wasn't awful either. Originally sold in 2013 for 253k and we bought for 280k, which is right in the middle of prices for the area. Also, those other places selling for same don't have AC or they don't have a basement, or both. We have a full unfinished and AC, so that's nice.
Our plan when buying was to sell in a few years. Whether that's because I'm in a place we can afford some land or we just decide screw it and go all little house on the prairie, I can only foresee not selling if a bubble bursts. But if/when that occurs, it probably won't matter much for anyone, regardless of the property.
Firehaus
05-11-2017, 09:02
Longterm Population forecasts are 8-9million people by 2050.
Municipalities are planning for future water usage based on that forecast.
Im sure there will be dips here and there, but I don't see people stopping moving here over the longterm.
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The previous bubble had a lot to do with shady financing. Qualifying for financing is a heckuvalot more thorough today. When financing companies are held responsible, this is the natural result.
The previous bubble had a lot to do with shady financing. Qualifying for financing is a heckuvalot more thorough today. When financing companies are held responsible, this is the natural result.
Right, but the explosion of "value" just seems... unnatural.
The previous bubble had a lot to do with shady financing. Qualifying for financing is a heckuvalot more thorough today. When financing companies are held responsible, this is the natural result.
I read just yesterday that they are doing the same shady lending practices still today.
https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/the-subprime-mortgage-is-back-its-2008-all-over-again-19902/
We just bought our house last year, right after the assessment period ended. They valued our house ~$30k less than we paid for it, even though it was a large (20%) increase from the previous assessment. We overpaid for the house by about $10k, so I'd say they're pretty close in my case.
I's say anytime you can sell for a huge profit and move to reduce your expenses, its a good thing.
...and you should always be thinking of the sell when you buy something. If you got a great deal on a place that wouldn't sell then why would you think it will be different when its time to sell for you?
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In a pig's eye! I'm not saying there would never be circumstances that would not require us to move, but this sort of mentality never truly clicked with us. Purchasing a home was an enormous effort, and took a great deal of time, resources, and physical/emotional/mental toll. To think that we would make such a massive purchase with the idea of selling....well, we're not in the military anymore, so our home is OURS, by god. We've had friends suggest that we don't paint specific colors "so when we sell, it'll be easier" and it just doesn't make sense. We're not renting. We're taking great effort in establishing ourselves here, and our investments go far deeper than money. This is our community. This is our home.
/end introvert rant
I'm about to try an experiment in leverage and may just purchase another house, and keep the one I have now.
Firehaus
05-11-2017, 20:37
In a pig's eye! I'm not saying there would never be circumstances that would not require us to move, but this sort of mentality never truly clicked with us. Purchasing a home was an enormous effort, and took a great deal of time, resources, and physical/emotional/mental toll. To think that we would make such a massive purchase with the idea of selling....well, we're not in the military anymore, so our home is OURS, by god. We've had friends suggest that we don't paint specific colors "so when we sell, it'll be easier" and it just doesn't make sense. We're not renting. We're taking great effort in establishing ourselves here, and our investments go far deeper than money. This is our community. This is our home.
/end introvert rant
Selling your house doesn't always happen because you want to. Sometimes life circumstances change and you have to sell. Thinking about the sell when you buy can make it less painful if unfortunate circumstances happen.
It has nothing to do with how much you love your home and or if you plan to never sell it.
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If you go through life and always have an exit strategy for everything you do, you'll be much better off.
"There is no exit strategy!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE
But seriously though... some people decide to make their stand and stay. That's good. Others "keep pacing around and walking away", as Conor Oberst once sang.
I'm neither. I know what you mean, but that's too black and white.
I'm neither. I know what you mean, but that's too black and white.
It's a good thing TheGrey doesn't go all Chesty Puller (http://www.military-quotes.com/chesty-puller.htm) on her neighbors and point a tank at their houses for the inevitability of them throwing up a for sale sign.
It's a good thing TheGrey doesn't go all Chesty Puller (http://www.military-quotes.com/chesty-puller.htm) on her neighbors and point a tank at their houses for the inevitability of them throwing up a for sale sign.
Don't give her a tank....
We have houses in Denver, Jefferson, and Boulder counties. Of the three, Boulder was the most reasonable assessment at increase at +$81k. It's actually $35k below what it appraised for a couple of months ago.
Denver was way out of line and Jeffco just sucks for taxes.
If you go through life and always have an exit strategy for everything you do, you'll be much better off.
My last ex-wife lived by that.
Can't say it has worked out so well for her.
Skullworks
05-20-2017, 00:32
Mine went up 20% over last year. Even so, its still likely under valued. I bought this current home in 2010 when the market was still on the floor.
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