tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post6241442820573432141..comments2024-03-07T00:23:26.870-08:00Comments on Croft's Wanderings: Property Tax Day and Lousy WeatherCrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-72922169293159758992012-07-01T09:59:16.339-07:002012-07-01T09:59:16.339-07:00Somehow because we moved from the house to the bea...Somehow because we moved from the house to the beach site in the RV we are being denied out grant. Hopefully next year we can claim it back. So we have had to pay full price on both properties mainly because the RV is not skirted in!!!! <br /><br />I'm with Norma.....time to head south for some heat and sun.Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09679358754417239296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-39285330626429997352012-06-30T10:54:42.162-07:002012-06-30T10:54:42.162-07:00Yikes, we paid almost $1600 more for our house ta...Yikes, we paid almost $1600 more for our house taxes....and we really don't get any better services - I would believe - than what you get out there.René and Jeanette Genereuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09166865264538146835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-43890443835900687242012-06-30T09:25:57.240-07:002012-06-30T09:25:57.240-07:00I had a house in Heidelberg, Germany and for the s...I had a house in Heidelberg, Germany and for the seven years I owned it only paid $240 a year in property tax. Europeans may pay high taxes in other categories, but at least retired people don't have to worry about staying in their homes once their income is lower in old age.<br /><br />P.S. Croft, we would love to have your rain in Colorado Springs right now!Evelyn Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848839607050627874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-39179240341454814362012-06-30T04:01:03.852-07:002012-06-30T04:01:03.852-07:00Mexico gets 16% sales tax and little else. We pay ...Mexico gets 16% sales tax and little else. We pay about $25 U.S. annual property tax for our two houses in Veracruz and about $40 U.S. for our beach house. <br /><br />We were paying over $5,000 U.S. in property tax and State income tax in Colorado (lived VERY close to the current fire situation by the way. Then add 8 % sales tax plus plus plus...That 5K is about 4 months total cost of living here in Mexico - Your taxes and insurance costs remind me why we are here ;-)<br /><br />Did I mention the weather....;-)Calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705486544074674388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-62754474682697091082012-06-29T11:51:33.694-07:002012-06-29T11:51:33.694-07:00Same here! I just came back from Duncan after she...Same here! I just came back from Duncan after shelling out $1,900 in Property Taxes(after both grants) plus another $1,100 to ICBC for car insurance - ouch!!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523089898331291694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-46615393397785691962012-06-29T10:41:41.472-07:002012-06-29T10:41:41.472-07:00Almost $3,000 a year for property taxes?!
(I like...Almost $3,000 a year for property taxes?!<br /><br />(I like the $25 I have to pay!)Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477204159405707320noreply@blogger.com