Re: [Chat] Ad that came in the mail from "Value Appeal"

2011-12-01 Thread judy berlin
I know it has been discussed. I never did understand the previous discussions and may not understand any future discussions. If someone could put it in a simple language I will understand. jb On 12/01/2011 01:32 PM, Joshua Fruhlinger wrote: Judy, I believe that this has been discussed on the l

Re: [Chat] Ad that came in the mail from "Value Appeal"

2011-12-01 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, With the homestead tax credit, your tax is always less than it would be without the credit. But your tax does go up, sometimes even when your assessment goes down. Let me try to explain with an example using simple, small numbers. Suppose that in 2007, an owner occupied principal res

Re: [Chat] Ad that came in the mail from "Value Appeal"

2011-12-01 Thread Joshua Fruhlinger
Judy, I believe that this has been discussed on the list at length previously, but the short answer is that without the homestead credit your taxes would have gone up much more than they did. jf On Dec 1, 2011, at 11:48 AM, judy berlin wrote: > I had my taxes go up as a result of the homestead

Re: [Chat] Ad that came in the mail from "Value Appeal"

2011-12-01 Thread judy berlin
I had my taxes go up as a result of the homestead act, How does that work? What is the benefit if any of the homestead tax? judy On 11/30/2011 08:58 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: I received an ad in the mail today from an outfit called "Value Appeal." It shows that my current assessment is $

[Chat] Ad that came in the mail from "Value Appeal"

2011-11-30 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I received an ad in the mail today from an outfit called "Value Appeal." It shows that my current assessment is $178,600 (the correct figure) and that if I pay them $99, I should be able to reduce my assessment to $124,285 based on information they will supply concerning comparable sales. Sin