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Participant[quote=EconProf]Once you file an appeal, you will likely (could be over a year or more) get a call from an assessor ready to negotiate a compromise. They will offer a reduction and act like they are doing you a favor. Turn it down.
Insist on going to the hearing–a quasi-judicial process where you can plead your case before an appeals board that will hear your side and that of the assessor’s office. This takes an average of 20 minutes or so, and looked to be a fair process when I witnessed it.
With tens of thousands of written appeals, and only limited time available, they certainly do not want you to go as far as a hearing. That’s why they will cajole, offer phoney numbers, and generally try to intimidate you into caving. If you have done your research and have a good case, they will grant your number.[/quote]Yes, EconProf, I agree with your post in that, in the past, your way was feasible, or might be feasible now if you are appealing a complex of over four units or commercial property. I have gone all the way to hearing before to appeal my property taxes, but the year was 1993. I got a hearing in less than six months back then as there were many less applications pending than today. I did win and get a lowered assessment at that time from about 278,500 to 240,000. It started adjusting gradually upwards again in FY 97/98.
I applied this time in July 2008 to appeal the upcoming 08/09 FY. In 2009, I dealt directly with the two local county appraisers in CV still working here in their offices. (All the rest of the ARCC employees moved downtown or were laid off b/c they closed the office to the public early last year.) The compromises and stipulations are now done from Kearny Mesa by letter after the head appraiser signs off on them. They are time-sensitive, i.e., if you don’t respond, you will be set for a hearing. However, EVEN THOUGH I WAS AMONG THE FIRST 3000 APPLICANTS FOR F/Y 08/09, out of about 44,000, I think, the STIP still took practically ALL THE WAY TO 12/10/09 to effectuate and provide me with a corrected tax bill (over 16 months). I would venture that waiting for a hearing NOW AFTER YOU TURNED DOWN the county’s offer could tie up two more years + of your life, while you pay the higher tax, depending on what “number” you were assigned on your postcard (it’s 1st come, 1st served).
After I crunched theirs and my sales comps, I had to concede that their offer was a good deal. The appraiser used just one heavy fixer a couple blocks away to “comp” me. (My place is NOT a fixer.) I let him do it because I have 600-800 more SF than the average residence in my area so the sales comps for my appeal were far and few between as the county would not accept the (much) smaller sales comps. FYI: The county goes mainly by SF and doesn’t care much about condition. Lot size is important to them only if the lot is very large, i.e. 1/2 AC and this size lot is unusual for the neighborhood.
Now, my tax bill is nearly $850 lower. I plan on entertaining a study in the near future to see if I have any grounds to appeal again for FY 10/11.
My “assessment appeal” example here is so sad (for Piggs and Non-Piggs alike) because I purchased in 2001 and my sellers at the time accepted $10K lower than their asking price AND gave me a $11,000 credit in escrow!! I feel I purchased well and prior to any heavy bidding wars/bubble so my example here is just one illustration of the depth and breath of this “artifically-created” blood-in-the-streets RE debacle we are experiencing now.
Participant[quote=EconProf]Once you file an appeal, you will likely (could be over a year or more) get a call from an assessor ready to negotiate a compromise. They will offer a reduction and act like they are doing you a favor. Turn it down.
Insist on going to the hearing–a quasi-judicial process where you can plead your case before an appeals board that will hear your side and that of the assessor’s office. This takes an average of 20 minutes or so, and looked to be a fair process when I witnessed it.
With tens of thousands of written appeals, and only limited time available, they certainly do not want you to go as far as a hearing. That’s why they will cajole, offer phoney numbers, and generally try to intimidate you into caving. If you have done your research and have a good case, they will grant your number.[/quote]Yes, EconProf, I agree with your post in that, in the past, your way was feasible, or might be feasible now if you are appealing a complex of over four units or commercial property. I have gone all the way to hearing before to appeal my property taxes, but the year was 1993. I got a hearing in less than six months back then as there were many less applications pending than today. I did win and get a lowered assessment at that time from about 278,500 to 240,000. It started adjusting gradually upwards again in FY 97/98.
I applied this time in July 2008 to appeal the upcoming 08/09 FY. In 2009, I dealt directly with the two local county appraisers in CV still working here in their offices. (All the rest of the ARCC employees moved downtown or were laid off b/c they closed the office to the public early last year.) The compromises and stipulations are now done from Kearny Mesa by letter after the head appraiser signs off on them. They are time-sensitive, i.e., if you don’t respond, you will be set for a hearing. However, EVEN THOUGH I WAS AMONG THE FIRST 3000 APPLICANTS FOR F/Y 08/09, out of about 44,000, I think, the STIP still took practically ALL THE WAY TO 12/10/09 to effectuate and provide me with a corrected tax bill (over 16 months). I would venture that waiting for a hearing NOW AFTER YOU TURNED DOWN the county’s offer could tie up two more years + of your life, while you pay the higher tax, depending on what “number” you were assigned on your postcard (it’s 1st come, 1st served).
After I crunched theirs and my sales comps, I had to concede that their offer was a good deal. The appraiser used just one heavy fixer a couple blocks away to “comp” me. (My place is NOT a fixer.) I let him do it because I have 600-800 more SF than the average residence in my area so the sales comps for my appeal were far and few between as the county would not accept the (much) smaller sales comps. FYI: The county goes mainly by SF and doesn’t care much about condition. Lot size is important to them only if the lot is very large, i.e. 1/2 AC and this size lot is unusual for the neighborhood.
Now, my tax bill is nearly $850 lower. I plan on entertaining a study in the near future to see if I have any grounds to appeal again for FY 10/11.
My “assessment appeal” example here is so sad (for Piggs and Non-Piggs alike) because I purchased in 2001 and my sellers at the time accepted $10K lower than their asking price AND gave me a $11,000 credit in escrow!! I feel I purchased well and prior to any heavy bidding wars/bubble so my example here is just one illustration of the depth and breath of this “artifically-created” blood-in-the-streets RE debacle we are experiencing now.
Participant[quote=kicksavedave]I feel you Cardiff, I too am preparing to head out of San Diego, in my case for the 2nd time in 3 years. I left for Colorado in 2007. Came back for a job promotion in Sept 2008, but that job went sour real quick as the economy tanked. I thought I missed California, but it turns out I was happier in Colorado. We had better connections with friends there, a much better and cheaper house(owned, not rented), generally great weather, tons of things to do, and enough culture and food to keep us happy. San Diego has weather and the ocean but we don’t use the ocean, so really all it has is weather.
But for us the decision comes down to this. For our income we can buy around $500-$600K. Here in California we can buy a tiny run down dump with no yard in a crummy part of town. In Colorado we can have anything we want – 5 acres in the hills, a brand new hip loft in the heart of town, a mcmansion in suburbia. We want land and privacy, and we can’t have that here unless we move to Valley Center, which doesn’t work for commute purposes. That, and the connections we made out there were much stronger, better overall quality of relationships out there. We’re also considering the DC area, where I’m from and still have family there, but the real estate difference from here to there is minimal so that is a tough decision.[/quote]
kicksavedave, you must have purchased your Colorado home many years ago. My mom lived in Colorado so I have visited there more than 100 times between 1980 and 1999. I considered moving there as well at one time, but Denver’s best neighborhoods (the only ones I would be interested in living in) were WAY out of my price range for a (circa 1933) 1200-1500 sf bungalow. Sure, there are several counties surrounding Denver County with cheaper RE, but the only counties I would consider a good investment would be Denver, Boulder and parts of Arapahoe. Many suburban areas surrounding Denver ARE NOT a good RE investment in my book, due to a variety of factors.
In addition, I skied the Rockies for at least a week at a time for 22 years straight, mostly Steamboat and Beaver Creek. Real estate in the Rockies has SKYROCKETED in recent years. The prices for a one-bedroom condo near or in major ski areas are BREATHTAKING. Real estate wise, I believe you can get far more “bang for your buck” in S. Lake Tahoe, CA and Mammoth Lakes, CA (much less inventory than S. Lake Tahoe) than Colorado.
I don’t agree that you can’t buy a decent property for your family in SD County for less that $500K, especially now. I feel Colorado prices are on par with (or higher than) San Diego County, unless you purchase in the (grasshopper-infested) plains or a ghetto “suburb.”
Cardiffbaseball, I wish you the best in FL. I drove to Key West in August 1983 and stayed the night in an Orlando campground, where I was completely eaten up by mosquitoes, even through all the repellent I was wearing. I was a miserable walking “pink stiff” Calamine bottle the rest of my FL vacation. The fleas were so bad in the Keys that when we dumped our freshly-caught lobster in a pot of boiling water we couldn’t even see each other’s faces 18″ apart! The blowing rain was so bad on the bridges driving back, I thought we were trapped and our car would fall in the ocean. Back in SD, we were faced with a BIG car wash JOB!!
You can always install a purple-light rotating “bug incinerator” outside your screen door and listen to it crackle in the evenings for entertainment. Not for me – LOL!
Participant[quote=kicksavedave]I feel you Cardiff, I too am preparing to head out of San Diego, in my case for the 2nd time in 3 years. I left for Colorado in 2007. Came back for a job promotion in Sept 2008, but that job went sour real quick as the economy tanked. I thought I missed California, but it turns out I was happier in Colorado. We had better connections with friends there, a much better and cheaper house(owned, not rented), generally great weather, tons of things to do, and enough culture and food to keep us happy. San Diego has weather and the ocean but we don’t use the ocean, so really all it has is weather.
But for us the decision comes down to this. For our income we can buy around $500-$600K. Here in California we can buy a tiny run down dump with no yard in a crummy part of town. In Colorado we can have anything we want – 5 acres in the hills, a brand new hip loft in the heart of town, a mcmansion in suburbia. We want land and privacy, and we can’t have that here unless we move to Valley Center, which doesn’t work for commute purposes. That, and the connections we made out there were much stronger, better overall quality of relationships out there. We’re also considering the DC area, where I’m from and still have family there, but the real estate difference from here to there is minimal so that is a tough decision.[/quote]
kicksavedave, you must have purchased your Colorado home many years ago. My mom lived in Colorado so I have visited there more than 100 times between 1980 and 1999. I considered moving there as well at one time, but Denver’s best neighborhoods (the only ones I would be interested in living in) were WAY out of my price range for a (circa 1933) 1200-1500 sf bungalow. Sure, there are several counties surrounding Denver County with cheaper RE, but the only counties I would consider a good investment would be Denver, Boulder and parts of Arapahoe. Many suburban areas surrounding Denver ARE NOT a good RE investment in my book, due to a variety of factors.
In addition, I skied the Rockies for at least a week at a time for 22 years straight, mostly Steamboat and Beaver Creek. Real estate in the Rockies has SKYROCKETED in recent years. The prices for a one-bedroom condo near or in major ski areas are BREATHTAKING. Real estate wise, I believe you can get far more “bang for your buck” in S. Lake Tahoe, CA and Mammoth Lakes, CA (much less inventory than S. Lake Tahoe) than Colorado.
I don’t agree that you can’t buy a decent property for your family in SD County for less that $500K, especially now. I feel Colorado prices are on par with (or higher than) San Diego County, unless you purchase in the (grasshopper-infested) plains or a ghetto “suburb.”
Cardiffbaseball, I wish you the best in FL. I drove to Key West in August 1983 and stayed the night in an Orlando campground, where I was completely eaten up by mosquitoes, even through all the repellent I was wearing. I was a miserable walking “pink stiff” Calamine bottle the rest of my FL vacation. The fleas were so bad in the Keys that when we dumped our freshly-caught lobster in a pot of boiling water we couldn’t even see each other’s faces 18″ apart! The blowing rain was so bad on the bridges driving back, I thought we were trapped and our car would fall in the ocean. Back in SD, we were faced with a BIG car wash JOB!!
You can always install a purple-light rotating “bug incinerator” outside your screen door and listen to it crackle in the evenings for entertainment. Not for me – LOL!
Participant[quote=kicksavedave]I feel you Cardiff, I too am preparing to head out of San Diego, in my case for the 2nd time in 3 years. I left for Colorado in 2007. Came back for a job promotion in Sept 2008, but that job went sour real quick as the economy tanked. I thought I missed California, but it turns out I was happier in Colorado. We had better connections with friends there, a much better and cheaper house(owned, not rented), generally great weather, tons of things to do, and enough culture and food to keep us happy. San Diego has weather and the ocean but we don’t use the ocean, so really all it has is weather.
But for us the decision comes down to this. For our income we can buy around $500-$600K. Here in California we can buy a tiny run down dump with no yard in a crummy part of town. In Colorado we can have anything we want – 5 acres in the hills, a brand new hip loft in the heart of town, a mcmansion in suburbia. We want land and privacy, and we can’t have that here unless we move to Valley Center, which doesn’t work for commute purposes. That, and the connections we made out there were much stronger, better overall quality of relationships out there. We’re also considering the DC area, where I’m from and still have family there, but the real estate difference from here to there is minimal so that is a tough decision.[/quote]
kicksavedave, you must have purchased your Colorado home many years ago. My mom lived in Colorado so I have visited there more than 100 times between 1980 and 1999. I considered moving there as well at one time, but Denver’s best neighborhoods (the only ones I would be interested in living in) were WAY out of my price range for a (circa 1933) 1200-1500 sf bungalow. Sure, there are several counties surrounding Denver County with cheaper RE, but the only counties I would consider a good investment would be Denver, Boulder and parts of Arapahoe. Many suburban areas surrounding Denver ARE NOT a good RE investment in my book, due to a variety of factors.
In addition, I skied the Rockies for at least a week at a time for 22 years straight, mostly Steamboat and Beaver Creek. Real estate in the Rockies has SKYROCKETED in recent years. The prices for a one-bedroom condo near or in major ski areas are BREATHTAKING. Real estate wise, I believe you can get far more “bang for your buck” in S. Lake Tahoe, CA and Mammoth Lakes, CA (much less inventory than S. Lake Tahoe) than Colorado.
I don’t agree that you can’t buy a decent property for your family in SD County for less that $500K, especially now. I feel Colorado prices are on par with (or higher than) San Diego County, unless you purchase in the (grasshopper-infested) plains or a ghetto “suburb.”
Cardiffbaseball, I wish you the best in FL. I drove to Key West in August 1983 and stayed the night in an Orlando campground, where I was completely eaten up by mosquitoes, even through all the repellent I was wearing. I was a miserable walking “pink stiff” Calamine bottle the rest of my FL vacation. The fleas were so bad in the Keys that when we dumped our freshly-caught lobster in a pot of boiling water we couldn’t even see each other’s faces 18″ apart! The blowing rain was so bad on the bridges driving back, I thought we were trapped and our car would fall in the ocean. Back in SD, we were faced with a BIG car wash JOB!!
You can always install a purple-light rotating “bug incinerator” outside your screen door and listen to it crackle in the evenings for entertainment. Not for me – LOL!
Participant[quote=kicksavedave]I feel you Cardiff, I too am preparing to head out of San Diego, in my case for the 2nd time in 3 years. I left for Colorado in 2007. Came back for a job promotion in Sept 2008, but that job went sour real quick as the economy tanked. I thought I missed California, but it turns out I was happier in Colorado. We had better connections with friends there, a much better and cheaper house(owned, not rented), generally great weather, tons of things to do, and enough culture and food to keep us happy. San Diego has weather and the ocean but we don’t use the ocean, so really all it has is weather.
But for us the decision comes down to this. For our income we can buy around $500-$600K. Here in California we can buy a tiny run down dump with no yard in a crummy part of town. In Colorado we can have anything we want – 5 acres in the hills, a brand new hip loft in the heart of town, a mcmansion in suburbia. We want land and privacy, and we can’t have that here unless we move to Valley Center, which doesn’t work for commute purposes. That, and the connections we made out there were much stronger, better overall quality of relationships out there. We’re also considering the DC area, where I’m from and still have family there, but the real estate difference from here to there is minimal so that is a tough decision.[/quote]
kicksavedave, you must have purchased your Colorado home many years ago. My mom lived in Colorado so I have visited there more than 100 times between 1980 and 1999. I considered moving there as well at one time, but Denver’s best neighborhoods (the only ones I would be interested in living in) were WAY out of my price range for a (circa 1933) 1200-1500 sf bungalow. Sure, there are several counties surrounding Denver County with cheaper RE, but the only counties I would consider a good investment would be Denver, Boulder and parts of Arapahoe. Many suburban areas surrounding Denver ARE NOT a good RE investment in my book, due to a variety of factors.
In addition, I skied the Rockies for at least a week at a time for 22 years straight, mostly Steamboat and Beaver Creek. Real estate in the Rockies has SKYROCKETED in recent years. The prices for a one-bedroom condo near or in major ski areas are BREATHTAKING. Real estate wise, I believe you can get far more “bang for your buck” in S. Lake Tahoe, CA and Mammoth Lakes, CA (much less inventory than S. Lake Tahoe) than Colorado.
I don’t agree that you can’t buy a decent property for your family in SD County for less that $500K, especially now. I feel Colorado prices are on par with (or higher than) San Diego County, unless you purchase in the (grasshopper-infested) plains or a ghetto “suburb.”
Cardiffbaseball, I wish you the best in FL. I drove to Key West in August 1983 and stayed the night in an Orlando campground, where I was completely eaten up by mosquitoes, even through all the repellent I was wearing. I was a miserable walking “pink stiff” Calamine bottle the rest of my FL vacation. The fleas were so bad in the Keys that when we dumped our freshly-caught lobster in a pot of boiling water we couldn’t even see each other’s faces 18″ apart! The blowing rain was so bad on the bridges driving back, I thought we were trapped and our car would fall in the ocean. Back in SD, we were faced with a BIG car wash JOB!!
You can always install a purple-light rotating “bug incinerator” outside your screen door and listen to it crackle in the evenings for entertainment. Not for me – LOL!
Participant[quote=kicksavedave]I feel you Cardiff, I too am preparing to head out of San Diego, in my case for the 2nd time in 3 years. I left for Colorado in 2007. Came back for a job promotion in Sept 2008, but that job went sour real quick as the economy tanked. I thought I missed California, but it turns out I was happier in Colorado. We had better connections with friends there, a much better and cheaper house(owned, not rented), generally great weather, tons of things to do, and enough culture and food to keep us happy. San Diego has weather and the ocean but we don’t use the ocean, so really all it has is weather.
But for us the decision comes down to this. For our income we can buy around $500-$600K. Here in California we can buy a tiny run down dump with no yard in a crummy part of town. In Colorado we can have anything we want – 5 acres in the hills, a brand new hip loft in the heart of town, a mcmansion in suburbia. We want land and privacy, and we can’t have that here unless we move to Valley Center, which doesn’t work for commute purposes. That, and the connections we made out there were much stronger, better overall quality of relationships out there. We’re also considering the DC area, where I’m from and still have family there, but the real estate difference from here to there is minimal so that is a tough decision.[/quote]
kicksavedave, you must have purchased your Colorado home many years ago. My mom lived in Colorado so I have visited there more than 100 times between 1980 and 1999. I considered moving there as well at one time, but Denver’s best neighborhoods (the only ones I would be interested in living in) were WAY out of my price range for a (circa 1933) 1200-1500 sf bungalow. Sure, there are several counties surrounding Denver County with cheaper RE, but the only counties I would consider a good investment would be Denver, Boulder and parts of Arapahoe. Many suburban areas surrounding Denver ARE NOT a good RE investment in my book, due to a variety of factors.
In addition, I skied the Rockies for at least a week at a time for 22 years straight, mostly Steamboat and Beaver Creek. Real estate in the Rockies has SKYROCKETED in recent years. The prices for a one-bedroom condo near or in major ski areas are BREATHTAKING. Real estate wise, I believe you can get far more “bang for your buck” in S. Lake Tahoe, CA and Mammoth Lakes, CA (much less inventory than S. Lake Tahoe) than Colorado.
I don’t agree that you can’t buy a decent property for your family in SD County for less that $500K, especially now. I feel Colorado prices are on par with (or higher than) San Diego County, unless you purchase in the (grasshopper-infested) plains or a ghetto “suburb.”
Cardiffbaseball, I wish you the best in FL. I drove to Key West in August 1983 and stayed the night in an Orlando campground, where I was completely eaten up by mosquitoes, even through all the repellent I was wearing. I was a miserable walking “pink stiff” Calamine bottle the rest of my FL vacation. The fleas were so bad in the Keys that when we dumped our freshly-caught lobster in a pot of boiling water we couldn’t even see each other’s faces 18″ apart! The blowing rain was so bad on the bridges driving back, I thought we were trapped and our car would fall in the ocean. Back in SD, we were faced with a BIG car wash JOB!!
You can always install a purple-light rotating “bug incinerator” outside your screen door and listen to it crackle in the evenings for entertainment. Not for me – LOL!
Participant[quote=desmond]Everybody on this site has higher property values then when they bought.[/quote]
He**, I bought in 2001 and saved over $800 in tax thru a stipulated agreement with the South Bay (county bureaucrat) appraisers. Those are the only folks [secretly] working there since they closed the office down early last year to [ostensibly] save $$. Please take notice that they’re OPEN for 8 days in both April and December (2 windows only to COLLECT $$). Duh!!!!
Yes, everyone who bought since 2000 should at least entertain the idea of an assessment appeal. It doesn’t hurt to run the stats on http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/propsales/propsales_search.aspx (the lofty Assessor’s OWN sales info) to throw in their face to bolster your appeal. I would highly recommend this exercise. Bear in mind that their window for accepting sales comps is October 1 to March 30 ONLY for the fiscal year in question (7/1 thru 6/30). Note: Even if you have access to REALIST, use the assessor’s own comps instead as they include all the FSBO stats.
Spoken from a (Ret.) “TRUE” county employee and former “bureaucrat.” I get it ALL and own/worn all the T-shirts.
Thank you and good night!
Participant[quote=desmond]Everybody on this site has higher property values then when they bought.[/quote]
He**, I bought in 2001 and saved over $800 in tax thru a stipulated agreement with the South Bay (county bureaucrat) appraisers. Those are the only folks [secretly] working there since they closed the office down early last year to [ostensibly] save $$. Please take notice that they’re OPEN for 8 days in both April and December (2 windows only to COLLECT $$). Duh!!!!
Yes, everyone who bought since 2000 should at least entertain the idea of an assessment appeal. It doesn’t hurt to run the stats on http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/propsales/propsales_search.aspx (the lofty Assessor’s OWN sales info) to throw in their face to bolster your appeal. I would highly recommend this exercise. Bear in mind that their window for accepting sales comps is October 1 to March 30 ONLY for the fiscal year in question (7/1 thru 6/30). Note: Even if you have access to REALIST, use the assessor’s own comps instead as they include all the FSBO stats.
Spoken from a (Ret.) “TRUE” county employee and former “bureaucrat.” I get it ALL and own/worn all the T-shirts.
Thank you and good night!
Participant[quote=desmond]Everybody on this site has higher property values then when they bought.[/quote]
He**, I bought in 2001 and saved over $800 in tax thru a stipulated agreement with the South Bay (county bureaucrat) appraisers. Those are the only folks [secretly] working there since they closed the office down early last year to [ostensibly] save $$. Please take notice that they’re OPEN for 8 days in both April and December (2 windows only to COLLECT $$). Duh!!!!
Yes, everyone who bought since 2000 should at least entertain the idea of an assessment appeal. It doesn’t hurt to run the stats on http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/propsales/propsales_search.aspx (the lofty Assessor’s OWN sales info) to throw in their face to bolster your appeal. I would highly recommend this exercise. Bear in mind that their window for accepting sales comps is October 1 to March 30 ONLY for the fiscal year in question (7/1 thru 6/30). Note: Even if you have access to REALIST, use the assessor’s own comps instead as they include all the FSBO stats.
Spoken from a (Ret.) “TRUE” county employee and former “bureaucrat.” I get it ALL and own/worn all the T-shirts.
Thank you and good night!
Participant[quote=desmond]Everybody on this site has higher property values then when they bought.[/quote]
He**, I bought in 2001 and saved over $800 in tax thru a stipulated agreement with the South Bay (county bureaucrat) appraisers. Those are the only folks [secretly] working there since they closed the office down early last year to [ostensibly] save $$. Please take notice that they’re OPEN for 8 days in both April and December (2 windows only to COLLECT $$). Duh!!!!
Yes, everyone who bought since 2000 should at least entertain the idea of an assessment appeal. It doesn’t hurt to run the stats on http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/propsales/propsales_search.aspx (the lofty Assessor’s OWN sales info) to throw in their face to bolster your appeal. I would highly recommend this exercise. Bear in mind that their window for accepting sales comps is October 1 to March 30 ONLY for the fiscal year in question (7/1 thru 6/30). Note: Even if you have access to REALIST, use the assessor’s own comps instead as they include all the FSBO stats.
Spoken from a (Ret.) “TRUE” county employee and former “bureaucrat.” I get it ALL and own/worn all the T-shirts.
Thank you and good night!
Participant[quote=desmond]Everybody on this site has higher property values then when they bought.[/quote]
He**, I bought in 2001 and saved over $800 in tax thru a stipulated agreement with the South Bay (county bureaucrat) appraisers. Those are the only folks [secretly] working there since they closed the office down early last year to [ostensibly] save $$. Please take notice that they’re OPEN for 8 days in both April and December (2 windows only to COLLECT $$). Duh!!!!
Yes, everyone who bought since 2000 should at least entertain the idea of an assessment appeal. It doesn’t hurt to run the stats on http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/propsales/propsales_search.aspx (the lofty Assessor’s OWN sales info) to throw in their face to bolster your appeal. I would highly recommend this exercise. Bear in mind that their window for accepting sales comps is October 1 to March 30 ONLY for the fiscal year in question (7/1 thru 6/30). Note: Even if you have access to REALIST, use the assessor’s own comps instead as they include all the FSBO stats.
Spoken from a (Ret.) “TRUE” county employee and former “bureaucrat.” I get it ALL and own/worn all the T-shirts.
Thank you and good night!
ParticipantI meant “paying the county `treasurer'” – LOL!!!
ParticipantI meant “paying the county `treasurer'” – LOL!!!
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