Texas Property Taxes

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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,613 admin
    #32
    Still kicking around somewhere in western Nevada--Still have family in California--So close enough for a fast drive to San Francisco Bay Area if somebody needs help.

    -Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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  • JRHill
    JRHill Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭✭
    #33
    The bottom line to me is that government has to be funded - whatever that means. It used to be that the road to your home and the neighbors used to be maintained by a group of these neighbors who would get together once or twice a year for maintenance or repair. If some jerk went out spinning cookies and throwing rock off the road were caught it was probably not a pleasant memory for the offender. The school was in one room for K-12 just up the road and the teacher was like a family member.

    In some places as recent as year 2000 this could still be true. But we are evolving to be better by archiving these self reliant silly things and paying out-of-pocket to be better cared for.
    Off Grid. Two systems: 1) 2925w panels, OB VFXR3648, FM80, FNDC, Victron BMV-712, Mate3s, 240 xformer, four SimpliPHI 3.8; 2) 780w, Morningstar 30a, Grundfos switch, controller and AC/DC pump, 8 T105. Honda EU7000is w/AGS. Champion 3100. HF 4550, Miller Bobcat.
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  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,891 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    #34
    BB. said:
    Still kicking around somewhere in western Nevada--Still have family in California--So close enough for a fast drive to San Francisco Bay Area if somebody needs help.

    -Bill
    Nice to have that big Sierra range as a tidal wave buffer also😉 
    "we go where power lines don't" Sierra Nevada mountain area
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  • willjack7
    willjack7 Registered Users, Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 6 ✭
    #35
    To me, it is incredibly unbelievable, but I live in the cheap seats and I'm OK with that!
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  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,891 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    #36
    Marc Kurth said:
    When I bailed out from CA and moved to TX in 2008, the lack of personal income tax here far out weighed the higher property taxes. At the time, I was $800./per month ahead with the higher property taxes vs. zero personal income tax in TX. I was happy to pay the higher property tax rate. The overall cost of living was also lower.
    Around 2012 or 2013, property values in popular parts of Texas started climbing at historic rates. Now property values are skyrocketing so much that the spread has reduced and then vanished. We sold our really cool home in the woods specifically because of that. In 2018 I was coming up on 65 and did not want to freeze the taxes at $12,000. per year.
    If I were leaving CA with that wad of equity, I am not sure where I would want to move. I do love many aspects of Texas and I am not in a hurry to leave.
    Marc
    Nice that we all are now unburdened by what has been.  Happy hour will be Epic !
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  • Marc Kurth
    Marc Kurth Solar Expert Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭✭
    #37
    :D "Nice that we all are now unburdened by what has been."

    Now let's see if there is enough intestinal fortitude to make the hard decisions. When you find yourself in hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.


    I always have more questions than answers. That's the nature of life.
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