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Old 01-14-2013, 07:46 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless View Post
Besides and beyond the 9% county increase on your prop tax bill for 2013, the county is also considering to build a Belknap County jail or prison for about 42-million dollars which would add something like 2-million dollars/year in added expense without including repaying the municiple bond mortgage on the 42-million dollar new jail construction.

All these high property taxes make not owning any property a better choice and to consider just to be a renter. As a renter, the property tax is the landlord's responsibility, and the rental market basically seems to gets subsidized by the landlords ...... or something?
Come on are you that out of touch?????
Do you seriously think the landlord is paying the taxes, it is passed on in the rent along with all the other things we pay as homeowners.
On average it cost the same or less to own as it does rent. Most of those renting either have poor credit for whatever reason, do not have jobs that meet qualifications or just choose to pay rent and not be bothered with what goes along with home ownership.
I'll tell you, it was a lot easier renting then it is owning.
My oldest son pays less to own his home then my youngest does to rent, in the same town.
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