| Property taxes are a major expense, often
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| | paying in property taxes? Is this
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| forgotten when buying a home. They can
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| | consistent with neighboring properties of
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| cost you thousands of dollars per year.
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| | equal size and condition. If it is
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| But property taxes are not the same for
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| | different, why?-How will property taxes
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| like properties or owners.Property taxes
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| | affect your ability to get a mortgage?
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| provide much of the revenue for local and
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| | Lenders look at many different measures
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| state governments. When property values
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| | to qualify you for a mortgage. One of the
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| go up, property tax collections also go
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| | most important is the percentage of the
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| up, which means that there are additional
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| | monthly income in relation to the amount
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| dollars for public services and schools
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| | spent each month for mortgage interest,
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| -- and even tax refunds. If property
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| | principal, property taxes and insurance,
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| values decline, the government programs
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| | also called your PITI. Lower property tax
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| are short and there is pressure to raise
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| | bills free up more money for other parts
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| your taxes to make up for the
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| | of the PITI.-Has the tax bill been
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| deficits.How much you pay in property
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| | appealed. Values by tax assessors can be
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| taxes depends on the value of your home
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| | questioned if the owners feel that the
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| and local policies. In most cases, the
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| | estimates are too high -- for example, if
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| property value is established by the
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| | the math was wrong or an incorrect
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| government assessor. Once the value is
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| | schedule was applied. Local assessment
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| set the tax rate is applied. For example,
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| | offices can help you with your
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| if the tax rate is $1.50 for each $100 of
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| | appeal.-Are you or the current owners
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| value, then a $100,000 home would have an
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| | eligible to an exemption?-Can property
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| annual tax bill of $1,500 or $125 each
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| | taxes be deferred?-What are the income
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| month.You should ask some questions about
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| | tax benefits of property tax payments?-
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| property taxes when looking to buy a
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| | Will the sale trigger a different tax
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| home, including:-What value is used to
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| | bill than the current one?-How often are
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| assess the property taxes? You might
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| | assessments made?Martin Lukac, represents
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| tax rate on a portion of the assessed
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| | rates from hundreds of mortgage
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