You Owe How Much? - There’s Still Time to Appeal Your Property Taxes for This Year
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Are you having sleepless nights over your property tax bill?
As you probably are aware, Dec 10th is the final due date for the first installment of your property taxes.
If you don’t agree with the assessed value of your home, there’s still time to appeal that assessment. November 30th is the deadline, so you need to act quickly. You can do this yourself - you don’t need to pay one of those companies out there trying to get your money.
Go to their website: http://co.san-diego.ca.us and download the application ‘assessment appeals’. This is a fairly straight forward process and explanations are attached. Something they don’t explain is when looking for comparative properties you will need to find homes which have sold no later than 90 days after Jan 1st of the year you are appealing.
The property tax bill you have in your hands now is for July 1st 2008 - June 30th 2009, the comps you find will need to be sales no later than March 31st 2008. Go to Zillow or Trulia for home comp sales, or if you have a friend who is a Realtor, you could always ask them to print off some comps for you. Realtors are great people they do all sorts of things for free!
After sending the appeal in you will receive a postcard stating they have received your assessment appeal and will schedule a hearing date. Your assessors office should call you before this date to discuss the value of your property and try to come to some agreement over the telephone. If you don’t reach an agreement you will need to attend the hearing.
Good luck - it’s really worth the effort if you save yourself some dollars.
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What Should I Look for in a Neighborhood?
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Some neighborhoods speak loud and clear at first glance; the quality of life is apparent in the streets, parks, buildings, homes and yards.
You get a feel for it (either for or against) just by looking.
A real estate agent can, of course, fill you in on community details not so obvious at first glance:
- Where schools, supermarkets, libraries, hospitals, places of worship, fire and police stations are located.
- What zoning regulations apply.
- What community services are available.
- What construction plans are in the offing.
- What shifts in transportation facilities are occurring.
- How home values have been affected by foreclosures.
- What taxes prevail.For a more intimate impression,you should walk around a neighborhood that looks attractive to you. Visit the schools your children will attend to confirm district boundaries and comparisons with other other schools.
Talk with local people (ask about commuting schedules and costs), in shops (chat about where the best stores are), in parks (get folks talking about recreational programs), in front yards (ask what they like and dislike about the neighborhood).
You might take photos as you tour different locales. They’ll help you later when you want to keep different streets and homes seperate in your mind. Also take notes to later compare, especially addresses and prices.
Inspecting a neighborhood is as necessary as inspecting the home you may buy. An old real estate maxim says. “The best time to think about selling your home is when you’re buying it.” That’s because location will be a prime factor influencing future buyers when it comes time to sell your home.
Information provided by California Title Company and contributed to this article.
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