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Was the same in New York. The houses weren't that expensive if you don't live in the city (we lived Upstate) but the taxes are horrendous. We looked at a $55,900 2 family house, about 15 years ago. It was owned by a 20 year old guy who inherited it from his grandfather. The guy was a stoner, threw wild parties, busted out windows, etc. The house was a hot mess, but it was huge and had good bones, you know? And it was right in the middle of the village. We were going to buy it as a fixer-upper, but then we found out that the taxes were $3,700 a year, or an additional $300 a month on top of the house. Also, once we remodeled it, it would be reassessed, and the taxes would go up even more. We walked away and didn't buy the house. Shame, too. I liked that house a lot.
Yeah, we don't call it "Taxachusetts" for nothing! :lol:
That's too bad about the house. Don't they realize that they drive people away? I've heard of mass people moving out of NY because it's just too expensive to live there!