Home ownership is a lie. They just changed the word Rent to Property Tax, so you'll maintain it. Stop paying the taxes and you'll meet the real owners. Your lease of rules and regulations is at the town that you never signed or agreed to. Scam.

@eprofessio

28 күн бұрын

You are a genius. Revolving tax encroachment is what I call what you are describing.

@hardren101

28 күн бұрын

​@@eprofessioAMEN!!!...100% EXTORTION!!!!

@joshlidowdie24

28 күн бұрын

Facts

@jorjoperalta

28 күн бұрын

You definitely do sign and agree to it when you buy the home

@freewillchoice8052

28 күн бұрын

You need to stop misinforming the public it’s called a “takings” which is fraud on its face if no commerce is occurring at the location being taxed and they take the property for back taxes allegedly owed; a business needs to be on the land being taxed for it to be justifiable; the county will claim “in-rem” jurisdiction when they have zero ownership or interest yet they get away with it because most do not read the law and get in their municipalities face about it and if more did that exact thing and started suing these municipalities for fraud then things would change; but you gotta know the language the definitions and the whole process inside and out to succeed; these fools been committing fraud for over 100 years as a matter of policy custom and practice yet the majority are too lazy to look the information up and study it to see what to am saying is the truth. A situs (a location or place of a business) needs to exist for a legitimate and legally justifiable tax is to be applied to property, otherwise it’s fraud on its face.

Government has become oppressive in the USA.

@MOstix13

25 күн бұрын

It absolutely has.

@rdred8693

25 күн бұрын

@@MOstix13 If I said what I really wanted to, I'd be in trouble.

@nannerl6243

24 күн бұрын

@@rdred8693 Hush, hush keep it down , down voices carry....

@laccess911

24 күн бұрын

Has!? Any government that forces citizens to pay taxes, if they want to eat, drink, and shelter is oppressive in nature. It has always been oppressive, but now more than ever.

@diodorusb

24 күн бұрын

The government was always agresive.

How can you tax a home based on a price that it was never sold for?

@dianagonzales5113

21 күн бұрын

Well put! Never thought of it like that

@joekws

18 күн бұрын

It's an asset which you hold that is increasing in value, it's no different to capital gains tax or income tax. You could buy something for 50,000 and sell it for 300,000 and pay sod all on it in tax and make like 250,000 when you sell it...but if you worked for 250,000 in work income you'd be taxed ridiculously on it when they both income which is ridiculous.

@JohnSmith-nj4zq

18 күн бұрын

Plus there's a 5% transfer tax when you sell it. Someone else buying a home in your neighborhood should not affect the value of your home if the home is not sold.

@carlfrye1566

18 күн бұрын

You sound like a Republican. Good for you on the tax issue.

@ZeginMakesMusic

17 күн бұрын

My pest control business pays an estimated tax bill every 3 month. They basically estimate my earnings without any real numbers. This number, just like with property taxes, are basted off what other similar homes in the area have sold for in the last 6 months.

Fun fact. Property taxes were originally designed to be charged ONLY when a property exchanged hands. It was never meant to be charged annually

@gregvisioninfosoft

10 күн бұрын

exchanged hands, or if a major improvement has been done. but this is a new 'trend' they will do until someone stops them.

@xbirdsofparadise

9 күн бұрын

It makes sense to only be charged once like any other tax on something

@Koushi82

7 күн бұрын

Perhaps they should lower their prop values then

@Greg-qw7xl

6 күн бұрын

Well property taxes pay roads, schools, police, and justice system and so do not see how that can be financed any other way. To some degree you can vote on the decision makers and choose where you live.

@rigorocks23

6 күн бұрын

@Greg-qw7xl you don't need property taxes to pay for those things. theres enough money. the root of the problem is you need a responsible government that operates within its financial means

Property taxes should get locked in at the value you bought the property for. The appraisal should only ever be re done if the property is sold.

@catsthinkmynameisclaude6955

27 күн бұрын

There it is.

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

That's basically how California property taxes work except they allow for a maximum 2% yearly increase regardless of how much your property value increases.

@MrStateoftheCity

24 күн бұрын

What about cash out refinances??

@jackjohnson8244

24 күн бұрын

@@mrxman581 That's closer to how it should be.

@jackjohnson8244

24 күн бұрын

@@MrStateoftheCity If you are trying to refinance, then you set yourself up for an appraisal imo.

Property tax means you never ever own your home. Period!

@timmaloney6441

21 күн бұрын

it means , streets , Parks , Police , Fire dept , schools , Gov etc. necessary to maintain your Safety and home values .

@adamsamuel8593

21 күн бұрын

​@@timmaloney6441Fool Money is paper. All they have to do is print money for that not take from people and encourage hardship Some people really love these assholes in government.

@BLUELEADER78

20 күн бұрын

​@@timmaloney6441and those funds could be acquired by other means. It still does not change the fact that you never truly own your home/property.

@kmo20794

20 күн бұрын

Paying taxes on something you own doesn't mean it's not yours.

@954brent954

19 күн бұрын

@@kmo20794 Go without paying your property taxes and get back to me. 🤣😂

Just because your home goes up in guessed value does not mean your income does.

@DoomCycle

14 күн бұрын

Income tax makes way more sense than property tax.. Unless you know, the goal is to own nothing and be happy

@Greg-qw7xl

6 күн бұрын

Supposedly your net worth increases and if you flip the home, a profit can be generated.

@A.Rose.G

6 күн бұрын

@@Greg-qw7xl There is no actual cash unless you get a loan or 2nd mortgage. It is just made up value with no profit unless the owner sells. Kicking people out of their homes or stressing them out for greed, profit poor budgeting and political inability to obtain assistance to the county if needed is not exactly community. Yuck.

@AshleySpeaks4U

3 күн бұрын

And the CONDITION of the home is what ACTUALLY determines the value, not "comperable" homes according to an investor stock "market". 😢

To pay tax on market value is paying tax on unrealized gains.

@divyapari9164

19 күн бұрын

Good point. Corporations do not pay tax on unrealized gains so why should people do for properties? There is no consistency in how laws are being applied.

@mgreg8134

18 күн бұрын

@@divyapari9164 You are paying a tax on value not on unrealized gains.

@SixMiracles-uj1zp

18 күн бұрын

​@@mgreg8134- A made-up value. You dress nice. Sure, it's jeans and a t-shirt, but I'll bet it costs. Hey. I think you owe me money. You can afford it. Look at you. I don't care. Find a way.

@divyapari9164

18 күн бұрын

@@mgreg8134The value is estimated based on the appraisal done every year, which is unrealized gains. This is a gain that may not actually materialize when the asset is sold just like with stocks. So until a sale happens, the potential gain should not be part of the Taxable amount.

@scruf153

16 күн бұрын

you could build a house for around $40,000 why is that same house priced at $400,000

So when the market crashes, do the taxes go down? Bet they never do!!

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

Yes.

@jannettehunter2930

24 күн бұрын

Yes, actually they do...and sometimes you get a surprise "refund" check. At least that's what they do here in Nevada. Not sure about other states.

@donaldcurtis9229

24 күн бұрын

I don't know, I live in Eastern North Carolina.Got a 3 bedroom ranch.Eighteen hundred square feet my tax is doubled and I live out in the country

@clickbaitab5741

24 күн бұрын

Hopefully it doesn’t crash. I don’t own a home but. If 7.4% interest rates won’t crash it then higher unemployment is the only thing that will. Higher unemployment actually kills more people so we can’t hope for that

@chodkowski01

24 күн бұрын

I seen it go down once but it was so minuscule that it seemed like nothing.

"Homeowners"?? Don't pay property taxes and see who really ownes your home.

@dantheman6607

27 күн бұрын

Renting is for suckers 😂

@shabey8436

25 күн бұрын

You ain’t lying. My property taxes and insurance went up and I didn’t even know it. One month I’m paying one amount and then the next month a totally different amount. I may of received a letter about the increase, but who knows. I have to pay it anyway if I want a place to live.

@jskyg68

23 күн бұрын

It goes for everything cars included, starting to make sense why some people like being homeless it's as close to true freedom you can get in this jacked up world or at least here in the US. If you have to work to keep what you have, you are a slave..

@channelofstuff6662

23 күн бұрын

Don't move in the "good neighborhoods " if you can't pay to live there.

@bryanst.martin7134

23 күн бұрын

In Florida a homestead can only increase 3% annually. One problem with that is foreign(out of state) owners file the same homestead claim yet do not live there. Cheating the community out of rightful taxes. So while out of state owners get the breaks, the locals have to make up the difference.

My property taxes were $1300 due to ag exempt for almost 6 years, came 2021 they change the required acres from 10 to 15 so I lost our AG exemption went through appeal process and was told to buy more land to meet new requirement. 2021 taxes went to $15,300. Had to got another job to cover the new payment increase of $1330 every month. Property went for sale 2022. Lost my little ranch, lost my cattle, my horse, got half an acre and mobile home, and I will be able to start saving again.. they give a headache, afraid of loosing everything we had work for. But made it out of that mess. Thank God

@aliannarodriguez1581

22 күн бұрын

I’m so sorry, that’s not right and you can be sure the real estate speculators had something to do with decreasing the ag exemption acreage. They are trying to buy up all the empty land everywhere in the country.

@scruf153

16 күн бұрын

in Alabama my property tax went up from $78 to $150 a year because there building a new high school next door

@merrydaye4763

15 күн бұрын

No grandfather clause? That's BS sorry

@micker9830

14 күн бұрын

I assume you made a lot of money on that sale.

@toolwithintention

4 күн бұрын

You live in Texas?

🤦‍♀️My mother’s house in Augusta County, VA went up 69% in one year. No improvements made- the county officials correlated it to their need for increased revenue to pay for a new $2 million county office complex that only they wanted. Greedy, entitled people.

@lithium25693

16 күн бұрын

Now imagine how ppl trying to buy homes feel. At least your mothers owns a home something no longer the case for younger generations

@ChasingEntities

16 күн бұрын

@@lithium25693 Very true! Look at all of the people who don’t have anywhere to live. They make fancy promises when they run for office (not calling out anyone in particular) and our homeless population has exploded. And they have the nerve to blame the very people they have caused to be homeless. 🤦‍♀️ Sorry about the soapbox- I love all people and the homeless deserve better. They are humans too. ♥️✌️

WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH ALL OUR EXTRA PROPERTY TAX MONEY???

@ShadowsandCityLights

28 күн бұрын

Sending it to Ukraine

@networth00

28 күн бұрын

@@ShadowsandCityLights That's our federal tax money... where is our property tax money? We get ripped off by the city, state, and federal government.

@faustinreeder1075

28 күн бұрын

Yep

@IceLynne

28 күн бұрын

Mismanaging it. I don't know why citizens vote for people with no proven track record of handling money. I was in accounting most of my life and I managed small to medium sized businesses that were successful and I can prove it. I'm also at master at streamlining processes and saving companies money. I have a credit score of 780. I'm the type of person you vote for. Does anyone ever check out the people they vote for? Most people vote party line and so the answer is no.

@networth00

28 күн бұрын

@@IceLynne I almost feel like they're cheating in all elections. We don't have that many stupid people in society. Something is always too fishy.

I see a tax revolt brewing in this country. This type of taxation is unsustainable.

@finddeniro

24 күн бұрын

My Water Bill is Insane..I growing Stupid ?

@Whateva67

23 күн бұрын

The Boston coffee party

@joelbuhrle8155

23 күн бұрын

Agree.

@thatguyinelnorte

23 күн бұрын

Might need more than "No Step on Snek" flags this time, tho...

@trashmesoftsoft

23 күн бұрын

Who's going to lead the revolt?

Texas property taxes are high. I was paying $3,500 a year for a home worth $159k. I sold it in 2019 and moved to Tennessee. I now pay $950 a year on a home worth $550k here. A house like this would be taxed around $10k a year back in Texas.

@pauld.b7129

19 күн бұрын

I think it's ridiculous any place could have a tax rate like that. You're basically paying rent to the government for your own property at that point

@lyfeofbill2764

17 күн бұрын

No state income tax equals high property tax. The same for Florida. You pay one way or another...

@crystalscott9948

15 күн бұрын

@@matthewmoore7447nope that’s what happens when you allow BIG corps to come here and NOT tax them, there is no reason people should be getting priced out there homes.

@bug8502

15 күн бұрын

@@lyfeofbill2764 Tennessee has no income tax and super low property tax, we are one of the last free states left in the nation.

@lovecountryfeargovernment8197

13 күн бұрын

I do not agree.. In Miami Beach, where I live, with a homestead credit. The property taxes can go up no more than 3%.. Our streets are all fine here, with plenty of people workin for da city.. On a percentage basis, my taxes here are SO MuCH less than Wisconsin.. way less.. TN same thing .. sorry pal

People need to pass amendments to limit property taxes to percent of original purchase price, then limit the yearly percentages similar to California’s prop 13.

Taxation without Representation.

@user-xy8ol7sj8v

27 күн бұрын

Exactly!

@HomeAloneGaming1

27 күн бұрын

how so they got voted in, this is america

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

The world economic forum. You will own nothing

@Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027

25 күн бұрын

Via rigged elections

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

Nope. Texans elected the representatives who set the tax laws. The only people at fault are Texan voters.

Americans need to do away with property tax. When you sell or purchase a house, taxes are paid. Why then do you need to pay taxes again and again? BS system.

Hahaha, you thought passing a tax reduction bill was going to stop the gov’t from trying their money! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Appraisals vs what you can actually get for the house are two very different things.

@user-ip5dm6jf8k

28 күн бұрын

I bought my house in 2000 for $88,000. I promptly spent $30,000 on an addition, roof gutters, etc. Now in 2024 the tax people say my 1,200 square foot home is worth $600,000!! Of course my taxes have gone up and my home insurance has skyrocketed. I' m 78 years old, retired and a small income, but no one in local or state government cares or will even listen!

@johnstibal2131

27 күн бұрын

@@user-ip5dm6jf8k Welcome to the USSA. A lot of ppl Love this system until it bites them in the ass and all those times they had to fight back, they just laughed and thought it would never happen to them.

@davewinch7677

27 күн бұрын

True of a lot of things. It's a priceless antique if you are trying to buy it and an old piece of crap if you have one to sell.

@tennesseesawmillguy1590

25 күн бұрын

Yeah? But right now, the properties have been selling way above assessment values here. No end in site right now.

@friend5102000

25 күн бұрын

What do they care? The officials setting the "appraised" property values make 2x - 3x times the standard salaries within their districts. a.k.a.: it doesn't affect them in the slightest. Why?? Because property values aren't based on the owners' income. Give Democrats enough time and that will be the case. That is the same reason, I will never support the flat tax idea, as long as there isn't a constitutional amendment abolishing the standard income tax. What they will do is ACT as if they abolishing the federal income tax, then years later, reinstate the income tax, all the while, keeping the flat tax. We already pay taxes on our own hard-worked labor... then sales tax... then property tax... Where does it end?

Just wait, it’s going to get way worse.

@forgottenman8629

28 күн бұрын

yeah, it'll come in the form of dramatic rent increases...

@FM-fo4xj

28 күн бұрын

You are so right! Unfortunately it's everywhere.

@user-oe5ey3ex8b

27 күн бұрын

I think they'll let Trump become president before they crash it all down just so they'll have someone to blame it on.

@user-li5br8in6z

27 күн бұрын

It'll come in the wealth tax. They want you to own nothing.

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

Weffers ! You will own nothing

This is the third video on this I’ve seen tonight! I loathe property tax. My elderly friend lost his PAID OFF home due to his property tax skyrocketing. It’s horrifying.

50% is insane. There needs to be a cap especially for those under a certain income

"Property value" doesn't matter if you're not intending to sell your property.

@booboo1343

25 күн бұрын

Yeah , but you still have to pay higher property taxes, if the value of your property increases. You can payoff your house and retire in it, but your property taxes can eat up your retirement pay. Then you will be elderly and have to sell your dream home.

@jamesdannelly6760

24 күн бұрын

That's how they base the amount of taxes you pay through. The more money they need the higher the value they place on your property

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

​@@jamesdannelly6760No. It's based on what your neighbor's house sold for. Tell your neighbors to sell their homes for less and you'll get lower property assessments.

@jamesdannelly6760

24 күн бұрын

@mrxman581 not in Florida. They determine how much money they need then access the taxes according to that. Has nothing to do with real-estate sales

@MrStateoftheCity

24 күн бұрын

It matters if you're cashing out equity

Power, Money, Greed and Control! Watch homelessness, mental illness and crime skyrocket...

@stevengonyaw1617

27 күн бұрын

It already is

@user-oe5ey3ex8b

27 күн бұрын

This is the globalist plan of destruction. Just wait until they collapse the economy and you'll see these thing really skyrocket.

@rooster1012

27 күн бұрын

Everyone cries when criminals are set free by on the street by our judges then they cry when their taxes go up to build new prisons and jails to house the criminals, people need to learn to suck it up and pay your taxes or downsize into something more affordable.

@daveb8559

27 күн бұрын

Yup

@1FXC

27 күн бұрын

Well, their motto is "You will own nothing and like it"

This is state wide! Same crooked thing going on in Victoria County. I advise all residents to look at the Officials taxes, if it's the same as in Victoria, Texas, they miraculously didn't have their property values go up in the last 4 years!

Precisely why I sold my homes several years ago in the states. The system is corrupt imo so I will be buying a home overseas where taxes are thousands less and very little increases in properry tax.

They need the money to pay their Public Pensions.

@lour9348

28 күн бұрын

Everything's bigger in Texas. .. isn't that the saying?

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

World economic forum. You will own nothing 👁

@MD-ky4ho

26 күн бұрын

No, they need money for the “migrants.”

@Miranda3730

25 күн бұрын

​@@MD-ky4hoIt's You know it's Texas,or are you ignorant? Real estate taxes have always been high.

@thomasallen6980

25 күн бұрын

The jobs are going begging. Why not just take one? and get a defined pension. I see nothing wrong with admitting you are a loser at 45 and just taking something safe for yourself and your family. No need to get all whiney and jealous, just start applying.

There is no justification for this antiquated system. I am fully convinced the system is purposefully designed to push homeowners to a breaking point where they are forced out. New owners are then subject to higher taxes without the benefit of the homestead exemption the previous owner enjoyed. That equals more revenue for the GREEDY MACHINE. You cannot TRULY own a home while this form of highway robbery exists.

@IceLynne

28 күн бұрын

#BlackRock

@saythankyou111

27 күн бұрын

And your 401 k is buying the land for the the fund holders….antitrust for sure🇺🇸☠️

@rockyBalboa6699

27 күн бұрын

Well said!!

@user-oe5ey3ex8b

27 күн бұрын

You will own noting and be happy.

@1FXC

27 күн бұрын

IMO as long as you have to pay property taxes you don't own anything. Don't believe me, don't pay you taxes and see who the real OWNERS are, hint hint it's NOT the bank.

My parents house was appraised this month at 400k...insurance went thru the roof! They bought the home 7 years ago for 170k. Scams are hard at work these days

My property tax went up 76% last year, and again 33% this year. Absolutely crazy!

The city is lying...

@robertmanley2687

27 күн бұрын

Big line at the library

@001sander2

27 күн бұрын

Real estate listings in the area shows they're telling the truth.

@HomeAloneGaming1

27 күн бұрын

so vote for someone else

@realist7239

24 күн бұрын

@@robertmanley2687 here in seattle they are shutting down libraries, temporarily they say

Property tax should be based only on the purchased price. This will put out retirees and those on a fixed income.

@MD-ky4ho

26 күн бұрын

Yes, that is how it works in CA, thanks to Proposition 13.

@ablamill8357

25 күн бұрын

Hear me out, there should be no property tax :/

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

​@@ablamill8357So how do you run a state? You guys don't pay personal income state taxes either. Running a huge state like Texas takes money.

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

​@@MD-ky4hoKind of. In California increases are limited to no more than 2% per year and several times it has been less. And, it's only fully reassessed at current market value when the title changes ownership. So, longterm owners have much lower property taxes than newer owners.

@personnesenki4521

24 күн бұрын

Nobody should be paying property tax on their personal residence.

The idea that you would pay an increased tax on something that has little to no intrinsic value is insane. I wonder if these assessments include any depreciation for the HVAC system, roof, etc.

You need to vote in prop 13 now and limit property tax increases to no more than 2% a year

It's more like the people in the government want to raise their pay

@missmaryjanegreen

27 күн бұрын

That’s not how that works but keep telling everyone on the internet you have an opinion but not the knowledge.

@saythankyou111

27 күн бұрын

That’s exactly how it works…….vote red🇺🇸

@missmaryjanegreen

27 күн бұрын

@@saythankyou111 it’s not, it’s absolutely not. The only people who do have that luxury are in congress & the ones who vote to raise their own pay are Republicans 🙄 The majority of government workers are on a pay scale that is predetermined. They have no negotiating power AT ALL nor can they enact a change to said pay structure.

@missmaryjanegreen

27 күн бұрын

@@saythankyou111 www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/general-schedule/

@carefulconsumer8682

27 күн бұрын

Best jobs in the world are gubbermint jobs. Being a Paid grifter is a nice career. Look at Washington DC, for example.

And then the school districts have been announcing how they're "magically" expecting multi-million dollar budget shortages? WTF?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!!!

@theurbanthirdhomestead

16 күн бұрын

Well, we have to afford to fight the devil's war.

@Jon_EL

15 күн бұрын

Lol they dont want to educate kids that money goes into slush funds and civil servants somehow become millionaires

@vu7419

13 күн бұрын

The police take it All. They need as many military TOYS as possible.

Maaannnn. Happened to us in GA. Ridiculous! I’m appealing this year. I feel so sorry for the seniors.

What people don't understand is that your property tax is another way of saying, "Pay to Play". Everybody who lives in the city has to pay their fair share for all the city public services that are around their area. What the city officials are not telling you is that growth and population increases will increase the expense burden that they have to endure. So that's why they appraise it more. Appraising it is just another way of saying, "you owe us more because we need it". By the way, if you haven't noticed by now, public school districts are the biggest consumer of this tax

Lol....property taxes and insurance is the new hustle, more than the mortgage...Absolutely Krazy......

@hectorgarcia8691

18 күн бұрын

You forgot interest rates

@mawi1172

16 күн бұрын

Also forgot, its nothing new!

@winchestersons6258

15 күн бұрын

I almost pay as much in insurance as my house payment now. 1200 payment. 800 insurance and taxes

@GrumpyGramps67

11 күн бұрын

Nothing new

To pay tax on market value is paying tax on unrealized gains. Very unfair. And the city/county/state has no increase in expenses to justify this additional income. Its a racket.

@kylereese1087

26 күн бұрын

exactly!! I was explaining this to one of my colleagues. I used the analogy of having to pay income tax on the unrealized gains of your retirement account every year, then paying capital gains when you finally start selling your holdings.

@Cerez78

25 күн бұрын

It's fraud and unconstitutional

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

​@@kylereese1087The seller doesn't pay the property taxes when it's sold, the buyer does.

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

That's not analogous. Why? Because property taxes are used to run the state. A more appropriate analogy would be paying broker commissions based on the increase in your investment portfolio.

this is so stupid.. you go to the protest and the appraisal guy just puts up the comps and they are all flipper homes.. those homes were bought at a discount and gutted then rebuilt and now they are charging a huge markup... so the people who have lived in the neighborhood for years get screwed because the appraisal guy uses the flipped prices... its a total ripoff....

It should be law, that if the government appraises your property for a certain amount, you should have the option to pay the amount of taxes, or the government must buy the property from you for the appraised amount.

They raised the value of their land in order to tax it

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

The world economic forum. You will own nothing

@nalazone5474

25 күн бұрын

Just build an apartment building and rent it out. Screw the government.

if the value's go down they don't lower the taxes.

@slowery43

27 күн бұрын

yes they do, you're clueless

@ablejohnson

27 күн бұрын

💯

@user-jn9gv9ve6e

27 күн бұрын

@@slowery43 i have a house and when values went down years ago the taxes did not go down.

@kenmasters4305

25 күн бұрын

@@slowery43 They dont lower the taxes. Typically, if property values go down, the property tax percentage goes up.

@johnd4348

25 күн бұрын

Correct, when property values tanked in 2008, our property tax appraisal did not drop. It actually went up even thou home values were half they were.

There should be exemption allowed to certain amount if it’s your primary residence like here in Hawaii. They knock off 300k here in Hawaii if it is your primary. Not much considering avg house is around 1M but anything helps.

No way you should pay a tax for having a roof over your head. That's a basic necessity. It shouldn't be taxable if you own only 1 home. That's a basic necessity for all American families.

Just after 2008 when property values tanked, taxes were maintained at an artificially high rate by taxing authorities by raising the multiplier factor. This was supposed to be temporary, but became permanent. Now, with exploding values many are really getting gouged. The whole system is massively flawed.

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

That's because there is no individual state income tax. Which ultimately puts the onus on long-term property owner retirees because they no longer have individual income to tax. So, retirees that have been in their home the longest are left with the shortest end of the stick. They're house rich, but cash poor.

There shouldn't be any recurring taxes on properties that aren't used to make money.

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

Your home benefits from city infrastructure which isn't free and needs to be maintained. That includes education, police, water, trash, sewer, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

@jabba334

24 күн бұрын

@@mrxman581 Not sure how it is where you are, but the state I was in, all those services were taxed separately. The majority of property tax went to schools (and as a childless person, I have issues with having to pay and how that money is unevenly distributed - but that's another discussion). I'm also no longer in the city and if my property tax is spent on services, I have a very hard time seeing it as the dirt road to my home barely gets any attention and the fire department asks for a membership fee.

@pinchebruha405

22 күн бұрын

@@jabba334were the only country that taxes homeowners to fund education. We need to change that it’s the reason that education is so bad from one state to another

@adamjankowski4315

19 күн бұрын

​@@mrxman581that could be addressed with sales taxes

@divyapari9164

19 күн бұрын

@@mrxman581 We pay various other taxes besides property tax. Property tax need not be eliminated but making it a tax on unrealized gains is absurd. Corporations don't pay tax on unrealized gains so why should people pay tax on income they never got to see while taking on full speculatory risk??

Back in the late 60’s Howard Jarvis was ahead of his time in California, thank god! He was the author of proposition 13, the state is still feeling the results of that legislation.

You can all protest your valuations.

This is a racket, between appraisers and corporations/conglomerates. Needs to be stopped on a country wide level.

@richardjohnson8796

16 күн бұрын

make a law requiring county appraisers to purchase property at the full appraised value if the property owner wishes to sell. this will fix it because they would have to put their money where their mouth is

@deanpapadopoulos3314

16 күн бұрын

You left out local governments who benefit from the scam to provide raises to local government employees.

Your taxes COULD increase means that your taxes WILL increase !

@channelofstuff6662

23 күн бұрын

They also can drop when the market fixes it self.

@Misaka-gt5yj

22 күн бұрын

@@channelofstuff6662 Except they don't automatically drop, you have to appeal in court for depreciation.

@channelofstuff6662

22 күн бұрын

@@Misaka-gt5yj in california with a conventional loan it changes up and down depending on the market yearly.

Of course as soon as they sell they want the appraisal value to be as high as possible lmao

Imagine purchasing a house this year and having to move the next because you can’t afford the property tax, oh wait, that’s happening now. SMH

Jackson County, MO (Kansas City), raised property taxes 20%-400%+ just because the County executive said so. People can’t afford to pay these here, but it falls on totally deaf ears. The people in charge of all this can’t explain how or why it was done, nor can explain their so-called ‘formula’ used. The county executive’s property taxes went up only 7% while the houses on either side of his went up 30% each. Get the state officials involved, and hopefully lawsuits are filed against the county for their thievery. This is Taxation without Representation.

For someone not planning to sell, it’s terrible to arbitrarily demand more money like that. More libraries? More police? Hog wash.

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

The WEFFERS plan. 👁 you will own nothing

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

It's not arbitrary.

@Leonidas-vc6hz

24 күн бұрын

Who uses the library? Police? Yeah more cops write more traffic tickets and extort us more. This government needs to be reminded where their place is and its not over the people, it's for the people.

@corbinhbucknerjr558

24 күн бұрын

@@mrxman581 Right. They nail everybody at once.

@X0AleeX0

23 күн бұрын

Not seeing any of that. They just keep on increasing it.

This why I always say, you'll never ever own your home. NEVEEEERRRR!!!

Property taxes should be outlawed. There should be other forms of tax to make up for it that are not tied to our homes. If we own our land then we own it outright. There should be no need for the government to keep a string attached to our private property.

That woman needs investigated. She is way too happy about raising taxes.

@johnsmith1953x

25 күн бұрын

Yeah? Too bad sweetie for you. "Its good to be the King"

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

She doesn't raise the taxes, the people you elected do. Look in the mirror. Blame that person.

@claycountykillers

24 күн бұрын

@@mrxman581 No. She is the accessor and is taking liberties with how she accesses properties.

@starwalk3r

24 күн бұрын

She has the power. She only doesn't want to let you know she has the power. She hides behind statements like "required by law" to justify her outrageous appraisals.

@3rett115

24 күн бұрын

@@starwalk3r All gov officials are like this. It's always someone else's fault. The building codes are insane and add unneeded complexity and high cost to build a new home yourself. So you have to pay engineers to design a small house. Add to that, they force you to ask permission, to which they force you to pay thousands to them just to get started. Something has to give.

I see everyone is out here getting it in the rear with no Vaseline

@alvinsingh9750

28 күн бұрын

What, not even dinner first?

@anthonymartinez4307

28 күн бұрын

Prison style ( 😵)

@Umm-mg3pb

28 күн бұрын

I love everyone in this comment thread hahaha sooo true

@carefulconsumer8682

27 күн бұрын

That's worrisome now that we learned men can get pregnant.

@rockyBalboa6699

27 күн бұрын

Not even Vaseline, They are using discarded engine oil from the landfill!!

Vote in a Tax Cut then the County Appraiser comes out and doubles your Appraised Tax Value. Perfect

@MD-ky4ho

26 күн бұрын

Should have voted in a proposition based on the purchase price, not the appraised value.

@kylereese1087

26 күн бұрын

Thats what I was laughing at when the legislature passed an increase in the homestead exemption. I was like "the appraisal district will just raise everyone's values by $100K which wipes out the exemption".

It makes me so sad to know that we really never own anything. There is absolutely no such thing as home ownership. Even if you paid it off, of you don’t let them bleed you dry they will come take it from you. That depresses me. I don’t know what to do about it :(

My small town used to do appraisals every 3 years then the changed it to yearly about 3 years ago now its every 6 months. Its also gone from a simple part time job to a full time one with its own town office. Our effective tax rate is going up about 20% every year now. Its crazy when you tax bill goes way up mid billing cycle. We have maybe two more years left of these increases before we have no choice but to sell. At that point out tax bill will be more than our mortage. Let that statement settle in.

Yes, please mail in your protest. We will reply within 3 years. Thank you for your donations!

So full of it "The market is hot"...BULL... blatant extortion!!!

@kbrown5218

27 күн бұрын

The hot market died 2 years ago. No one can qualify for a home loan these days.

@thisguy3500

27 күн бұрын

In the real world we would call it a basic necessity, when something is vital to living. Not a hot market.

@bones6554

27 күн бұрын

​@@kbrown5218 Four or five years ago land in my area was around 4 to 5,000 per acre. Now they are 35 to 40,000 per acre. As soon as they finish a house someone is moving in. Mind you i live in a small city in SC and i see alot of northern tags on cars moving in.

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

The world economic forum. You will own nothing.

@Connetification

26 күн бұрын

Yea what can we do?

A tax appraisal should be considered a cash offer to purchase by the government. That would get them to think twice about their valuations before taxing people’s homes.

This country was founded on protesting taxation without representation but Taxation With Representation seems to not be working out so good either.

@beatrixbrennan1545

7 күн бұрын

I always thought it was kind of funny to revolt against NOT having government overlords tax you. They actually fought to be taxed, but with local government representatives instead of one's from overseas. Boggles the mind.

It’s an obvious strategy. Raise the value of the home to raise the property tax. To be honest my home is not worth 700,000 I’d say top 400 grand. Yup my property tax went up.

@kylereese1087

26 күн бұрын

Yup and the local city commissioners get to say "we haven't raised the tax rate. it's the same rate for the last few years". meanwhile the appraisal district runs cover for them by inflating property appraisals which have the same effect as raising the tax rate. but the politicians get to fool the folks by saying "its not us its the appraisal district". then the appraisal district says "were doing what the law tells us"

@TheCollector1987

24 күн бұрын

You're competing for ownership of your own home with future generations.

Oh move to Texas no state income tax. Problem is the state has to get revenue somehow. And property taxes are 1 way. When you are retired, no state income tax is not a concern.

@IceLynne

28 күн бұрын

exactly. My family lives in Texas and I'm not retiring there if I can help it.

@kennixox262

28 күн бұрын

Think of all the tax giveaways state government gives companies. Corporate welfare folks. Who do you think hires the illegal aliens? Corporations and small businesses. Aim your ire at them and the GOP who refuse to bring legislation on that matter. You all keep blaming Biden but Trump as shadow President dictates to Congress. Only the little people pay taxes while your billionaire oligarchs pay low tax rates. They through their media empire manipulate morons to vote against their own best interests time and time again. Stupid MAGA never cease to amaze me.

@mmytacist

27 күн бұрын

Same in Florida

@jtpalooki7757

27 күн бұрын

Abbott and Desantis burn through the state coffers like no one is accountable but the taxpayers! Desantis took over the Disney district and created millions in NEW state payroll where there was NO cost to the taxpayers previously.. Abbott stunts at the border are costing Texans millions, when the Federal government does it for free!.. now local governments are following suit.. creating committees to ban books cost taxpayers $$$$.. elected and municipal employees have high jacked the taxpayer gravy train!

@robertmatthews2009

26 күн бұрын

Stop paying taxes!

Texas property taxes are insane.

I guarantee you, when property values go down those appraisals won’t be seeing immediate revision.

soon everyone’s appraisals will be in the millions

@erikh9991

27 күн бұрын

My mom bought her house in 1970 for $26,000. The smallest house near her home just sold for $1.1MM. She will never see the benefit. They should tax me not her.

@HomeAloneGaming1

27 күн бұрын

not if you vote

@personnesenki4521

24 күн бұрын

@@HomeAloneGaming1 ROFL no candidate runs on raising taxes but they go up anyway. What has voting accomplished?

@jasonburris334

22 күн бұрын

@@HomeAloneGaming1 Vote? LOL! Oh, you sweet summer child...

At what level does excessive taxation become a 5th amendment taking?

@user-ip5dm6jf8k

28 күн бұрын

Usury used to be against the law.

@jasonluckett2263

27 күн бұрын

Only when it's applied to Elon Musk

@aquilifergroup

27 күн бұрын

When we say so

@Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027

25 күн бұрын

Your rigged elections mean taxation WITHOUT representation

@koatzingo361

24 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 u guys won’t do shit…cowards.

Northern VA did the same! It’s a MONEY GRAB!!!

The answer to appraisal price hikes is you should be allowed to call there bluff & the city needs to buy it. You say that field is worth 50k, then buy it.

@myblacklab7

21 күн бұрын

Excellent idea! If they say it's worth so much, and then you see you have a huge repair bill, you should be able to stick them with dealing with the repairs, and cash out. After all, they're lying about how much they think the property is worth, so fair is fair.

How do you tax someone twice on property they’ve already bought? It’s getting as bad as the British.

@HomeAloneGaming1

27 күн бұрын

they couldnt vote you can

@user-sf7lv4jm4c

27 күн бұрын

@@HomeAloneGaming1 our votes don’t make a damn difference anymore when congress does work for the American people anymore. Unfortunately. That would be great if they did.

@Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027

25 күн бұрын

Rigged elections mean taxation WITHOUT representation

@ned6938

25 күн бұрын

​@HomeAloneGaming1 we did vote. We voted to lower the property tax rate. So they just increased the appraisal value.

@mrxman581

24 күн бұрын

​@@user-sf7lv4jm4cThis has nothing to do with Congress. This is a local Texas state issue.

Nebraska…taxes last year $2600, this year $5300!

@realist7239

24 күн бұрын

wtf

@IfYouKnowYouKnow.

21 күн бұрын

God damn

@Ufu4847

21 күн бұрын

That’s f-cked 🆙

They are appraising Texas homes at 100%. Other states don’t do it this way, it’s always like a fraction of the value.

Tell me why single family home property taxes are necessary to begin with. Out of all the other taxes collected, why do you need property tax? Don't say to fund schools, police, and firefighters. That's hogwash. They tax everything else. Pool it all up and fund what you need from that. And why do your taxes go up when your assesed value increases? Does the state or township take responsibility for the property and the home if any damage occurs? Tell me why are they charging anything? I say taxes paid on the intial purchase of the land is enough since the owner is now responsible for everything that goes on on said property afterwards.

Got to pay for the migrants 😮

@azhardav

27 күн бұрын

migrants is federal, property taxes are local. nice try cockservative

@koatzingo361

24 күн бұрын

U mean the ones that crossed the ocean 😂 YOURE right those migrants need those pensions

@wwlee5

14 күн бұрын

I thought Texas was taking your property tax to ship migrants outside Texas? Maybe Texas needs to stop sending them via first class.

It’s a kings tax this country is out of control

@3rett115

24 күн бұрын

Exactly, and what do we get for it? Trillions in debt, cash to other countries/wars, failing infrastructure and education.

@wendy-ld5ck

23 күн бұрын

It actually IS a kings tax, Charles that is. The last speech he gave concerning global issues was a pronouncement that govts. will be raising taxes to pay for the green agenda, which Charles is head of. We are paying the part of poorer countries to make up their shortfall and give the King his desired trillions for his global climate change garbage. If you don't believe this, LOOK IT UP. That is all.

"There's nuff'n we can do" 🤷‍♂️

Homeowners tax rate should not be based on what the homes are selling for. Company’s will soon own all the homes and force the public to pay rent it’s not America

Every state should adopt California’s Prop 13…… one of the few laws that help protect property owners….only 2% increase is allowed in a year

@MD-ky4ho

26 күн бұрын

Bingo! And the politicians in CA keep coming up with different Propositions to circumvent Prop 13.

@life_of_riley88

26 күн бұрын

Prop 13 is nearly gone. It only applies to original owners and doesn't transfer to your kids or next of kin. Buy a house, pay full property taxes and be subject to 1.9% increase every year. That's how it is here. It sucks when an average house is 1-3 million dollars.

@johnsmith1953x

25 күн бұрын

@@life_of_riley88 Then enjoy having your personal wealth transferred to cop pensions in Texas!!

@life_of_riley88

25 күн бұрын

@@johnsmith1953x huh? I don't live in Texas? You mean cops that retire there? Yeah, pensions are insane here in California, it's a reform.

@bobcortez9471

25 күн бұрын

Florida had a similar law, it’s capped at 3% with homestead exemption. Florida’s average property tax is .91%, not bad for a state with no income or capital gains tax.

Property taxes increase because the municipality spends more money, or because your property value increases more than the market (as a percentage). If every property increases in value by the same percentage, and if municipal budgets are flat, taxes are unchanged.

That's why I live in the Philippines most of the time with no real estate in the US. Our town home taxes outside Manila run about $100 per year.. I still visit the US regularly for family and friends, but no more US home ownership after 8 homes over the years...

10% allowed by law. That's high. Very high for something as expensive as property tax.

blackrock is eating

How do we get the law changed so that there is only an appraisal when the property gets sold?

Here in Lubbock, TX, the property tax on a $500K house is about $20K, and Lubbock is a total dump. Soon you're gonna see a lot of moving trucks driving out of Texas!

@aliannarodriguez1581

22 күн бұрын

That’s worse than a mortgage!

@NorceCodine

20 күн бұрын

@@aliannarodriguez1581 Only a fool would move from California to Texas. Your property tax per month is more than your mortgage and insurance combined!

Anyone contemplating a move to Texas should be warned.

Government wants their cut

@SL-fh7yv

28 күн бұрын

What do you mean want their cut? They are the one spending like crazy. Maybe they should cut back on spending

@merovingian688

28 күн бұрын

@@SL-fh7yv Taxes

@Renee-kk1hf

26 күн бұрын

World economic forum.👎🏼👎🏼

I don’t see how the tax goes up that high. It’s a shameful

So, to challenge the government’s 50% raise in property taxes, every homeowner in El Paso needs to hire their own appraiser?!? Ridiculous.

So if you had neighbors who got low interest rates and put $50k+ in FLIPPING the house then sold to make a profit, YOU have to pay more taxes 🤦‍♀️ (even if you got your home for a lot less years/decades prior)

People on SSI Only get 11 K a Year to Live On :*

@wwlee5

14 күн бұрын

Texas can't survive without taxation.

Property values do fluctuate but I have never had my property taxes go down. Funny how that only works 1 way.

They raise it when the market goes up but do not lower it when the market goes down.

And you wonder why California's Prop 13 was so important back in 1978, and why it is so vitally important today... if only other states would adopt this measure, it would protect owners from having property taxes skyrocket out of control, where in many other states it is an ongoing problem. Yes, there may be cheaper properties in other states, it is the property taxes that make even a more affordable home less affordable with the rising costs of property taxes.

@gcman1111

28 күн бұрын

Grusome want to get rid of that from what I hear. Not all was lucky enough get in on that before the boom.

@muzkat101

28 күн бұрын

@@gcman1111 There is a lot of organized theft going on here in California, and as long as we have these people running our state into the ground, I bet they'll manage to screw up Prop 13 too. However, they're already finding new ways around that, and yeah, we haven't seen the worst yet... it's coming.

@nitroneonicman

28 күн бұрын

Florida has the same law as prop 13

@MD-ky4ho

26 күн бұрын

@@gcman1111He can’t get rid of it. It has to be voted on by voters, and voters are not going to get rid of it. But I have to admit, the politicians keep coming up with other propositions to try and circumvent Prop 13.

@rdred8693

25 күн бұрын

I remember when that was voted in. Used to be a great state back then