“Challenge high property tax and win” plus 2 more |
- Challenge high property tax and win
- County home values dip, but average property tax climbs
- Property Tax Town Hall Wednesday
| Challenge high property tax and win Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:00 AM PST  You've heard it before: The three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location. So one way to prove you're paying too much in taxes is to demonstrate what's wrong with yours. When factors outside the property's boundary bring down its value, this is called external obsolescence by tax assessors. If you're so close to a runway that pilots wave to you, or your backyard has a crossing signal thanks to the train tracks on your lot line, make the case that you have external obsolescence. But what if the rest of the neighborhood has the same issue -- say, a nearby town dump that doesn't pass the sniff test -- and roughly the same assessment? Make the case that your situation is worse. Maybe your house is next to the noisy public playground or adjacent to a parking lot for local school buses. "You need to let the assessor know 'I'm not like the rest,' and 'My location is inferior to others around me,'" says Mila. His suggestion: Pretend you're a buyer looking for an excuse to lowball a bid on your home. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| County home values dip, but average property tax climbs Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:25 AM PST [fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Home values have dipped, but increases in local budgets and voter-approved tax measures hike the average bill by $98. |
| Property Tax Town Hall Wednesday Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:06 PM PST Homeowners unhappy with their property tax assessment should cancel dinner plans for Wednesday. State Representative Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) will host a town hall meeting in Eaton Rapids on the most effective way to appeal those assessments. The meeting goes from 7pm to 8pm at the Eaton Rapids Medical Center located at 1500 S. Main Street in Eaton Rapids. Jeremy Whittum-- an Eaton County commissioner and property tax assessor-- will also attend the meeting and provide a step-by-step process to appeal property tax assessments. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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