Just received the dreaded Notice of Proposed Property Taxes Yearly Letter

The good thing in Texas is at least the taxes seem to stay in the community for the most part and you can see the results.

It’s does suck tho, in my case, with a paid for home but having to write a $15,000 check every year. It’s like I’m just renting my house from the government.

Florida property taxes are below the national average.

Now do property taxes in Texas.

I feel your pain. Ours came in last Friday. Ruined our Friday.

Im a positive person. The Taxing of everything has me ready for this Country and/or the World to end. It’s beyond frustrating.

Yep got it yesterday in the mail box. Have not opened. Actually forgot until you just remainders me.

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I’m just renting my house from the government

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Correct. Not to be a doomer, but it seems like you never truly own anything in this country.

Maybe people maxing out debt limits up to their eyeballs with no intention of paying it back have the right idea. Why work towards a goal of a paid off house if they can just live in luxury beyond their means for awhile, tie it up in eviction/foreclosure proceedings that drag out for a couple more years, then bail.

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Rookie numbers. I have a $28,000 property tax bill on top of state income tax.

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ouch, mine will run around $17K

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It’s does suck tho, in my case, with a paid for home but having to write a $15,000 check every year. It’s like I’m just renting my house from the government.

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Except for the parks, roads, utilities, police/fire services, and schools that you get to use.

Property Tax is a massive scam.

But what are you gana do?

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My property taxes have gone up 50% in the 10 years i've been here

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presumably you're complaining about taxes on your florida homestead property

under the save our homes act, the assessed value of your homestead for ad valorum tax purposes cannot increase by more than 3% OR the percentage change in the CPI, whichever is less, each year. if you purchased a home for $500,000 in 2013, didn't have a portable exemption from a prior homestead property, didn't make a single taxable improvement to the property (which are not exempted by the s.o.h. cap), and the assessed value increased by the maximum amount permitted by the s.o.h. cap each year, the assessed value of your home for TY2023 would be $594,598.05.

that's an ~19% in assessed value, meaning that absent major improvements (e.g., additions, major reno, swimming pool) it's incredibly unlikely you've experienced a 50% increase in ad valorum property taxes over the past decade. moreover, the market value of the home you purchased for $500k in 2013 is very likely well over $1MM.

imo, stop bitching about the relatively insignificant property taxes you're paying to support schools, roads, and municipal/county services in your community and be thankful that what is almost certainly your most valuable asset has appreciated wildly without you ever having to lift a finger. you don't even pay state income tax. chill.

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Even WHEN it is paid off the government just comes in and is like “you owe us $10000 for living here”

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no, you're paying for the benefit of sanitation services & infrastructure, public schools, law enforcement, fire department, libraries, building department & code enforcement, and a host of other services provided by municipal & county/parish governments that underpin modern civilization.