real estate taxes

bobio · 07-13-2006, 09:30 PM

Has anyone had positive results with tax abatements? I remenber that there was a thread not long ago with discussion about going directly to the state.
Not to complain, but the top of the very short list of bad parts of living in the lakes region is the high property taxes. Huge revenue for the towns. Do they spend it all? Is there any surplus? Where does it all go? How do these waterfront owners who do not live in mansions afford the property tax? I don't want to beat this to death but I was just looking at some property online and the tax payments are similar to mortage payments. Has anyone ever seen properties lost to tax sales?

07-13-2006, 09:30 PM	#1
bobio Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Shore, Ma./ South Down Shores, N.H. Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	real estate taxes Has anyone had positive results with tax abatements? I remenber that there was a thread not long ago with discussion about going directly to the state. Not to complain, but the top of the very short list of bad parts of living in the lakes region is the high property taxes. Huge revenue for the towns. Do they spend it all? Is there any surplus? Where does it all go? How do these waterfront owners who do not live in mansions afford the property tax? I don't want to beat this to death but I was just looking at some property online and the tax payments are similar to mortage payments. Has anyone ever seen properties lost to tax sales?