[FormerOwner]

I dropped my cable a few months ago and instead am using the following over my medium-speed internet from Cox Cable (around $50/mo): Roku box (which provides NetFlix, and now YouTube, Weather, plus a few other channels I don’t use much), plus Ooma (internet phone calls for $180 up front for the box + $3 per month). I also bought a $15 rabbit ears antenna that gets me 12 local over-the-air channels in crystal clear Hi Def (really) It is working really well.

I suggest you pickup up a decent rabbit ears antenna for around $15 from Best Buy (with the dial to adjust the tuning) and see how many channels you can get at your locaation. That will lead you in the direction of how you want to move forward. For my location, it works great. People are shocked when they see that I am getting all the local stations crystal clear for FREE.

You will have to experiment to find the right location/positioning for the rabbit ears antenna. For me, I set it up in a spot near the TV where I never have to move it. If the rabbit ears works, you could probably upgrade to a more modern-looking antenna for around $50-100 – but I haven’t bothered. People laugh at a high def TV connected to a rabbit ears antenna but they can’t believe how clear it is.

[FormerOwner]

I’ve had some experience with this in the past. Call the County Assessor’s Office and they should be able to explain it to you. The calculation of the refund may be complicated by the fact that there may have been two changes of ownership within the same fiscal year: 1) the date the bank foreclosed and 2) the date the bank sold the house to you. The supplemental bill or refund will be prorated based on those dates.

[FormerOwner]

I’ve had some experience with this in the past. Call the County Assessor’s Office and they should be able to explain it to you. The calculation of the refund may be complicated by the fact that there may have been two changes of ownership within the same fiscal year: 1) the date the bank foreclosed and 2) the date the bank sold the house to you. The supplemental bill or refund will be prorated based on those dates.

[FormerOwner]

I’ve had some experience with this in the past. Call the County Assessor’s Office and they should be able to explain it to you. The calculation of the refund may be complicated by the fact that there may have been two changes of ownership within the same fiscal year: 1) the date the bank foreclosed and 2) the date the bank sold the house to you. The supplemental bill or refund will be prorated based on those dates.

[FormerOwner]

I’ve had some experience with this in the past. Call the County Assessor’s Office and they should be able to explain it to you. The calculation of the refund may be complicated by the fact that there may have been two changes of ownership within the same fiscal year: 1) the date the bank foreclosed and 2) the date the bank sold the house to you. The supplemental bill or refund will be prorated based on those dates.

[FormerOwner]

I’ve had some experience with this in the past. Call the County Assessor’s Office and they should be able to explain it to you. The calculation of the refund may be complicated by the fact that there may have been two changes of ownership within the same fiscal year: 1) the date the bank foreclosed and 2) the date the bank sold the house to you. The supplemental bill or refund will be prorated based on those dates.

[FormerOwner]

Good point. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people think like that. In my friends’ case, they have quite a bit of equity in the house and if they sold it today at a realistic market price they would end up with quite a bit of cash. However, they would not get back all the cash they put down on the house and I think they haven’t come to terms with that. They are like the banks – they don’t want to recognize their loss, I think.

[FormerOwner]

Good point. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people think like that. In my friends’ case, they have quite a bit of equity in the house and if they sold it today at a realistic market price they would end up with quite a bit of cash. However, they would not get back all the cash they put down on the house and I think they haven’t come to terms with that. They are like the banks – they don’t want to recognize their loss, I think.

[FormerOwner]

Good point. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people think like that. In my friends’ case, they have quite a bit of equity in the house and if they sold it today at a realistic market price they would end up with quite a bit of cash. However, they would not get back all the cash they put down on the house and I think they haven’t come to terms with that. They are like the banks – they don’t want to recognize their loss, I think.

[FormerOwner]

Good point. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people think like that. In my friends’ case, they have quite a bit of equity in the house and if they sold it today at a realistic market price they would end up with quite a bit of cash. However, they would not get back all the cash they put down on the house and I think they haven’t come to terms with that. They are like the banks – they don’t want to recognize their loss, I think.

[FormerOwner]

Good point. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people think like that. In my friends’ case, they have quite a bit of equity in the house and if they sold it today at a realistic market price they would end up with quite a bit of cash. However, they would not get back all the cash they put down on the house and I think they haven’t come to terms with that. They are like the banks – they don’t want to recognize their loss, I think.

[FormerOwner]

I sold my house in the spring of 2006 – priced it at the low end of the range of properties listed for sale in that area – and it sold very quickly. All my neighbors thought I sold it too low and were mad at me for ruining the comps. Well, now the values in that neigborhood are 250K below what I sold it for! Actually, a couple of the people that told me I was selling it too cheap actually lost their homes to foreclosure.

More recently, I have friends that have been trying to sell their house this year but have listed it a little high as compared to actual sold comps and at the high end of the range of listings. They actually refused an offer because it was 20K or so below what they *thought* it was worth. Well, they are still trying to sell it!

[FormerOwner]

I sold my house in the spring of 2006 – priced it at the low end of the range of properties listed for sale in that area – and it sold very quickly. All my neighbors thought I sold it too low and were mad at me for ruining the comps. Well, now the values in that neigborhood are 250K below what I sold it for! Actually, a couple of the people that told me I was selling it too cheap actually lost their homes to foreclosure.

More recently, I have friends that have been trying to sell their house this year but have listed it a little high as compared to actual sold comps and at the high end of the range of listings. They actually refused an offer because it was 20K or so below what they *thought* it was worth. Well, they are still trying to sell it!

[FormerOwner]

I sold my house in the spring of 2006 – priced it at the low end of the range of properties listed for sale in that area – and it sold very quickly. All my neighbors thought I sold it too low and were mad at me for ruining the comps. Well, now the values in that neigborhood are 250K below what I sold it for! Actually, a couple of the people that told me I was selling it too cheap actually lost their homes to foreclosure.

More recently, I have friends that have been trying to sell their house this year but have listed it a little high as compared to actual sold comps and at the high end of the range of listings. They actually refused an offer because it was 20K or so below what they *thought* it was worth. Well, they are still trying to sell it!

[FormerOwner]

I sold my house in the spring of 2006 – priced it at the low end of the range of properties listed for sale in that area – and it sold very quickly. All my neighbors thought I sold it too low and were mad at me for ruining the comps. Well, now the values in that neigborhood are 250K below what I sold it for! Actually, a couple of the people that told me I was selling it too cheap actually lost their homes to foreclosure.

More recently, I have friends that have been trying to sell their house this year but have listed it a little high as compared to actual sold comps and at the high end of the range of listings. They actually refused an offer because it was 20K or so below what they *thought* it was worth. Well, they are still trying to sell it!

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