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Leon[_7_]

On 1/28/2014 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:09:07 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 1/28/2014 3:19 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:39:06 -0500, woodchucker
wrote:

Well we got our new assesment in.

My house went down by 7%.
My neighbors went down by 14%.
I have no upgrades.
They put in a new kitchen, 2.5 baths were redone, new deck, new patio,
new walkway.

My house is 1000 sq less then theirs. We have a small house, they have 1
more bedroom and much bigger rooms.

Their house is now valued less than ours by 5k. I just got off with the
assessor, and they feel everything is correct.
I have 2 baths really 1.75 baths as one has a shower only.
The last assesment their house was priced 20k higher than ours.. which I
still felt was low due to the 1000sq feet and extra 1/2 bath.. Now with
all the new stuff, how can their house be less than mine.

Talking with the company that did the inspections they feel there is
nothing wrong with the numbers... You have to wonder how these idiots
get their values reversed and say that there is nothing wrong.
It's going to cost me to challenge my assesment.

The company that has the contract to do assessments for my part of AL
is in Indiana. Probably could even find us on a map.

In the last 6 years my property tax has doubled.

do you know why? Because of tax increases or value of property? Has
your neighbors gotten the same treatment?

I do not know why and the county officials just gave me a dumb look
when I asked. I think they use the Indiana outfit so they can refer us
to someone we can't meet face to face.

I have to admit I am not complaining much because the property taxes
on our farm are low compared to just about any other place.

Well, If you are informed you know. If you are not informed you may be
paying too much.

Just because yours is less than your neighbors does not mean that you
and or your neighbors are not paying too much.

Basically I have never been sorry for looking into paying lower taxes.
;~) It typically costs you nothing, providing you go to the right
people, to be represented for reconsideration of you assessed taxes.