Did not like it but I paid my

[Mac5dawg]

Property taxes today. My goal years ago was to have my house paid off and four years ago I accomplished this. The sad part is with escalating property values pushing taxes sky high and insurance premiums being high my payments without a mortgage is ridiculous. Im


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[iamntxhunter]

Its never paid off unfortunately and I'm about to write a check myself.

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[PYBUCK]

I never pay mine until the last week it is due. No break for paying early so I wait.

[Ironman]

You don't own property. You rent it. And if you improve it, your rent goes up.

[RJK70]

Yep, in Texas your mortgage is only part of the story.

Only option is to sell for a place with a lower appraisal which nobody wants to do.


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[BitBackShot]

You can also buy land in the county, get Ag exemption on it and live out of an RV. You'll pay next to nothing. But you won't have a house.

Texas has no state income tax. They've gotta pay bills somehow. Since I'm guessing none of you would fork over the gains when you ultimately sell the home, escalating property taxes are just going to happen.

[1riot1ranger]

yep. if you think you own your property just try missing a tax payment.....

[Charles]

I'm in the same boat. It sure is nice to be Mortgage free though.

[tps7742]

Property taxes today. My goal years ago was to have my house paid off and four years ago I accomplished this. The sad part is with escalating property values pushing taxes sky high and insurance premiums being high my payments without a mortgage is ridiculous. Im


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Welcome to the American Dream and Texas school system.

[CoolHandLuke]

School taxes really **** me off! Look what happened at Crosby ISD where the piece of **** superintendent made out like a bandit and now teachers got laid off for his poor decisions. Too many people are overpaid that are on our tax dollar pay rolls!

[Razrbk89]

I paid mine the other day, not too bad at all (AR), BUT...we have a high state income tax.

What would the property tax be on a section without any exemptions? I’m sure it’s figured on the appraisal, but I’m curious about a ballpark.

[Hunteraudit]

You can also buy land in the county, get Ag exemption on it and live out of an RV. You'll pay next to nothing. But you won't have a house.

Texas has no state income tax. They've gotta pay bills somehow. Since I'm guessing none of you would fork over the gains when you ultimately sell the home, escalating property taxes are just going to happen.

You can have a house on property that you also have an ag expemtion on. Don’t have to live in an RV on it lol. Been doing it for many years.

Agree, property tax is the way Texas has chosen to get its tax dollars and we gotta pay the bills somehow.

[WItoTX]

yep. if you think you own your property just try missing a tax payment.....

You don't own property. You rent it. And if you improve it, your rent goes up.

This. Every time my in-laws family comes here from oversea's, they ask about why American's say they own their homes even though Americans pay property taxes every year.

[Ironman]

I paid mine the other day, not too bad at all (AR), BUT...we have a high state income tax.

What would the property tax be on a section without any exemptions? I’m sure it’s figured on the appraisal, but I’m curious about a ballpark.

Lol! No exemptions would be out of the question. My house on a 1/4 acre was $10,000 a year.

[Huntindad]

You can have a house on property that you also have an ag expemtion on. Don’t have to live in an RV on it lol. Been doing it for many years.

Agree, property tax is the way Texas has chosen to get its tax dollars and we gotta pay the bills somehow.

I think what he is saying is... a RV is not taxable like a house is. So, ag exempt land and no house tax...is cheap living. Sure you can build a house and would pay taxes on the improvements