Just a thought
Interesting dialogue on taxes. In a few places real estate taxes are based on square footage, multiplied by local building costs to determine value (note this is not based on selling price or comprables like we have in NH). My first home in Gilford Forest - 3400 sq ft, building currently assessed at 160K. Try and build a home of that size for the current assessed value. In reality if that home is properly insured the replacement amount for the structure would be around 400K. If that home were replaced, the tax man would raise the assesment to the reconstruction cost ie the real value.
I continue to encourgae all non resident taxpayers to register to vote in Gilford, it is one way to cause change.
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