Home ownership is GREAT

[Ernie S.]

I'm supposed to be paying the county $4/month for garbage pick up. I've been here 18 months and have yet to see a bill.

 

[Ernie S.]

I'm supposed to be paying the county $4/month for garbage pick up. I've been here 18 months and have yet to see a bill.

That's a nice deal. May or may not want to be an honest dude and let them know though, lol.

If they decide to bill me, $72 won't hurt much, besides, I already pay $189/year in property taxes.

yup $189. How's THAT make you feel?

 

[uscitizen]

I'm supposed to be paying the county $4/month for garbage pick up. I've been here 18 months and have yet to see a bill.

That's a nice deal. May or may not want to be an honest dude and let them know though, lol.

If they decide to bill me, $72 won't hurt much, besides, I already pay $189/year in property taxes.

yup $189. How's THAT make you feel?

Hmm I pay 2400 in property tax.
Have to educte everyone elses children I suppose.

 

[MikeK]

I'm supposed to be paying the county $4/month for garbage pick up. I've been here 18 months and have yet to see a bill.

You probably will get a retroactive bill when their computer catches up with you.

 

[Ernie S.]

That's a nice deal. May or may not want to be an honest dude and let them know though, lol.

If they decide to bill me, $72 won't hurt much, besides, I already pay $189/year in property taxes.

yup $189. How's THAT make you feel?

Makes me feel like you either live in an actual garbage can - thus the "steal" on garbage pick-up...............

or, could offer expla. to your low taxes and hook a brother up.

I live in Alabama. The base sales tax rate is 9% and local governments can charge another 0.5 or 1%. Alabama gets most of it's revenue for that.
Last year, my taxes were almost $600. This year I qualify for a homestead exemption and the mill rate dropped a bit in my county, so I lucked out.
There is 1,600 square feet under roof plus another 500 ft/sq of deck that wraps around 3 sides with a gazebo off one corner. It sits on 3.5 acres.
The house sold for $210K in '06 and I bought it in a cash deal from Fannie Mae last February for less than half of that.

Where do you live?

 

[Ernie S.]

I'm supposed to be paying the county $4/month for garbage pick up. I've been here 18 months and have yet to see a bill.

You probably will get a retroactive bill when their computer catches up with you.

It's not like the guys on the truck keep records of who's trash they pick up.
I tipped them a fifty last Christmas, so I doubt if they'll go out of their way to turn me in.
If and when they bill me, I'll pay up without question.

 

[Ernie S.]

Makes me feel like you either live in an actual garbage can - thus the "steal" on garbage pick-up...............

or, could offer expla. to your low taxes and hook a brother up.

I live in Alabama. The base sales tax rate is 9% and local governments can charge another 0.5 or 1%. Alabama gets most of it's revenue for that.
Last year, my taxes were almost $600. This year I qualify for a homestead exemption and the mill rate dropped a bit in my county, so I lucked out.
There is 1,600 square feet under roof plus another 500 ft/sq of deck that wraps around 3 sides with a gazebo off one corner. It sits on 3.5 acres.
The house sold for $210K in '06 and I bought it in a cash deal from Fannie Mae last February for less than half of that.

Where do you live?

I live in Latham, NY.

I sit on 1/3 of an Acre, and my house (inside) is 1, 800 sq. feet of living space upstairs, and I think roughly 800 down.

My taxes are $3200 a year on property.

Damn! The house I had in Shelton CT was assessed at $250K and was 2800 square feet and I paid 48 hundred. I know how you feel.
CT sales tax was 6% and food and children's clothing was exempt.
In Alabama, we pay sales tax on everything.

 

[Ernie S.]

Makes me feel like you either live in an actual garbage can - thus the "steal" on garbage pick-up...............

or, could offer expla. to your low taxes and hook a brother up.

I live in Alabama. The base sales tax rate is 9% and local governments can charge another 0.5 or 1%. Alabama gets most of it's revenue for that.
Last year, my taxes were almost $600. This year I qualify for a homestead exemption and the mill rate dropped a bit in my county, so I lucked out.
There is 1,600 square feet under roof plus another 500 ft/sq of deck that wraps around 3 sides with a gazebo off one corner. It sits on 3.5 acres.
The house sold for $210K in '06 and I bought it in a cash deal from Fannie Mae last February for less than half of that.

Where do you live?

I live in Latham, NY.

I sit on 1/3 of an Acre, and my house (inside) is 1, 800 sq. feet of living space upstairs, and I think roughly 800 down.

My taxes are $3200 a year on property.

Been through Latham a number of times. I used to hunt just south of Warrensberg.

 

[Ernie S.]

You probably will get a retroactive bill when their computer catches up with you.

It's not like the guys on the truck keep records of who's trash they pick up.
I tipped them a fifty last Christmas, so I doubt if they'll go out of their way to turn me in.
If and when they bill me, I'll pay up without question.

I dont care what your politics are.

You tipped the garbage dudes on xmas, you're an alright dude.

Direct all of your haters my way, so that I may relinquish their relevance in life.

I only have one member with a bug up his butt about me, and he's to stupid to figure out his ban has been lifted, but thanks for the offer.

 

[Ernie S.]

My deck the moment we finished the gazebo roof. That's my wife's ex standing on the roof:

 

[g5000]

I don't get it why people hate door to door salesmen, sometimes they really make my day.

I had cable companies in an all out war with each other for my business.

I started with a $145 bill, and now I pay $75 a month and after the 2-year promotion is over, I'll make them War it out again.

Yesterday, I was steaming clams for the family outside and a guy approached me. He offered me garbage pick-up for $21 a month, and 2 free months. I was paying $31. Hopped right on it. I'll be glad to answer the old company when they knock on my door!~

So YOU are the ******* one.

I have often wondered who the ******* zero-sales-resistance idiots were who are the ******* reason ******* door-to-door salesmen knock on my ******* door.

Now I ******* know.

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[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Home ownership is GREAT

It is if you're one of the people not drowning in lost equity due to the housing crash. I had to pass up a better job out west earlier this summer because I can't sell my house for what I owe on it. Sometimes I almost feel like I live in a very lavish prison.