A Story That Brings This to Life I once worked with a couple who lived in a beautiful but high tax town. They paid thirty four thousand dollars a year in taxes. They assumed this was unavoidable because they wanted good schools and a safe neighborhood. Out of curiosity, they started looking at homes in two nearby towns that they had always admired but thought were too expensive. When they compared taxes, they discovered that the homes they liked were in towns where taxes ranged between eighteen and twenty two thousand per year. The towns had excellent schools, beautiful streets, larger lots, and stronger long term appreciation potential. When they ran the monthly numbers, they realized something almost unbelievable. They could move to a bigger home, in a better neighborhood, with lower taxes and a lower total monthly payment. The only thing that held them back previously was a set of assumptions about affordability that turned out not to be true. You might discover the same thing when you do your own comparisons. Lifestyle Improvements That Do Not Raise Monthly Cost Lower taxes can open the door to: • A quieter neighborhood • More land • A larger house • A better school district • Updated kitchens and bathrooms • A finished basement • A newer construction home • More privacy and less congestion
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