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junkyard

You might feel a little prick.
Sep 1, 2015
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San Diego

DaveW

Space Monkey
Jul 2, 2001
11,532
3,078
The bunker at parliament
They're called "Rates" in this part of the world, and yes substantially less. In the city a $2.6m property I'd expect to pay say $2-2.5k
Rural is less, my place is circa $1m and I'm paying about $860 a year.
 

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,389
13,946
In a van.... down by the river
They're called "Rates" in this part of the world and yes substantially less. in a city a $3m property I'd expect to pay say $2-2.5k
Rural is less, my place is circa $1m and I'm paying about $860 a year.
Interesting. At least here in the states, property taxes in a lot of states are the primary source of funding for public schools. And states vary *wildly* in the tax rate on property.

For example, in Colorado, our effective *state* rate is 0.49%
In Texas, the effective state rate is 1.60%
New Jersey: 2.26%
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,421
4,996
They're called "Rates" in this part of the world, and yes substantially less. In the city a $2.6m property I'd expect to pay say $2-2.5k
Rural is less, my place is circa $1m and I'm paying about $860 a year.
Definitely higher where I’m from… about 10x. Water and trash removal are included fwiw. School tax is separate.
 

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
Staff member
May 23, 2002
21,669
6,886
borcester rhymes
So this is a little different: https://redf.in/B31zm1

This is a house in the next town over that was recently totally renovated. This house sits on a site that was once a military base housing surface to air missiles during the Cold War/WW2. This housing facility sat empty for a huge amount of time, and now the houses are being fixed up and sold off for what is (for this region) a reasonable price. The missile site has been turned into a soccer field. This is all in a very nice neighborhood surrounded by 1.5-2.5 million dollar houses in a great school district in an awesome area. IMO this is a great solution to the housing crisis- this is a good starter home but it’s not the totally misplaced low-income housing that sometimes occurs Either. I would have bought one of these if they were available back when.
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,778
9,770
Crawlorado
So this is a little different: https://redf.in/B31zm1

This is a house in the next town over that was recently totally renovated. This house sits on a site that was once a military base housing surface to air missiles during the Cold War/WW2. This housing facility sat empty for a huge amount of time, and now the houses are being fixed up and sold off for what is (for this region) a reasonable price. The missile site has been turned into a soccer field. This is all in a very nice neighborhood surrounded by 1.5-2.5 million dollar houses in a great school district in an awesome area. IMO this is a great solution to the housing crisis- this is a good starter home but it’s not the totally misplaced low-income housing that sometimes occurs Either. I would have bought one of these if they were available back when.
Quite a world we find ourselves in when an $860K house is considered a "starter" home.

Maybe for trust fund kids.
 

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
Staff member
May 23, 2002
21,669
6,886
borcester rhymes
No lie. That’s the way it is in eastern MA, though. Median house price in Wayland is 1.2m, even in Waltham it’s 805k, and that’s a shithole. It’s hard to call a fully renovated house in a nice place to live a starter home, but it’s a way easier entry point than anything else on the market right now.
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,458
8,537
nice pool

interesting look with standing seam metal everywhere
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
16,955
14,421
nice pool

interesting look with standing seam metal everywhere
The new best western sized place being built near us has metal panels on the outside that are rusty from the outset. Not a look I'm a fan of.
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,458
8,537

ugh. so sterile and just gross
 

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,389
13,946
In a van.... down by the river

ugh. so sterile and just gross
But only 5 mil.
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,421
4,996

ugh. so sterile and just gross
I find it pretty amazing.
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,778
9,770
Crawlorado
"Mark's youngest daughter, who runs the castle's TikTok page, says her father built the home to fulfill his daughters' dreams of being princesses."

 

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,389
13,946
In a van.... down by the river
"Mark's youngest daughter, who runs the castle's TikTok page, says her father built the home to fulfill his daughters' dreams of being princesses."

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