Sacramento Association of REALTORS® Web Log

Leon Williams

Taxes, taxes, taxes, we are taxed on everything. You paid a “whop” for the house, didn’t include escrows in your closing costs so you were able to come to the closing table with less money and now that $5,000 annual tax bill on that $400,000 purchase price is making you teeter on the edge of financial catastrophe, and you have no idea where the next payment is going to come from. So you ask, if my house in this market is worth half as much, why does my tax bill not follow suit? HA! Welcome to the new economy.

As I told you before, we are fighting a “War On Wealth” like never before. Money is scarce all around us. Cities, Counties, States, and our entire Country is thinking of new and creative ways to pay their bills on “YOUR BACK”! Even if you had included the taxes in your escrow, imagine what $200 of that $416.67 a month tax bill (In Sacramento County) would do going into your investment account earning 6% interest compounding annually. In 10 years you would have $16,765.97. In 15 years, $29,607.03. Continue reading: Market Down But Your Taxes Are Still High! This Is How You Can Reduce Your Real Estate Taxes