tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post7508489164587021565..comments2023-10-02T08:42:20.907-04:00Comments on A Knitting Nurse: Zip, Nada and ZilchRudeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-42395901663671321202009-03-11T14:14:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:14:00.000-04:00owiatw, I hope things go well. Perhaps you should...owiatw, I hope things go well. Perhaps you should have The Taxman playing on your ipod when they get there.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-85775715425187111582009-03-11T09:31:00.000-04:002009-03-11T09:31:00.000-04:00We had our meeting with the Tax man. The first ou...We had our meeting with the Tax man. The first our of the boards mouth was you can't do that. We did, I looked them straight in the eye and said do you actually think my home is worth $316,000? Do you realize homes that are much larger then ours in a similar sub-division with more amenities are selling for $250,000 and lower? There response was some of those are forclosures...Exactly, that is my competitions!!!!!!<BR/>They called yesterday to set up an appraisal. Maybe I struck a nerve!owiatwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973322956723056778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-24811170916954964082009-03-10T15:18:00.000-04:002009-03-10T15:18:00.000-04:00Rositta-I'll have to tell my brother to get the co...Rositta-I'll have to tell my brother to get the comps. Good idea.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-29727817296685252232009-03-10T14:18:00.000-04:002009-03-10T14:18:00.000-04:00I think I'll get something take off I usually do. ...I think I'll get something take off I usually do. I have still have friends in real estate that give me the comparable properties that I need and the assessment office has a pretty good website that lets me see which other properties they compared us to. Very helpful...ciaoRosittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722304052321553692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-43514124699231148662009-03-10T12:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:57:00.000-04:00We recently got a "revised" appraisal.. SAD SAD SA...We recently got a "revised" appraisal.. SAD SAD SAD... it'll be another 12-18 months before this is reflected on my taxes... WHICH is kind of o.k. because we paid the lower (with no house on the property) rate for an extra 12 -18 months.Betty Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922590283372026005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-6329505732168241312009-03-10T12:54:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:54:00.000-04:00Rositta-I hope you get further than my brother did...Rositta-I hope you get further than my brother did.<BR/><BR/>Debra-you always have such a positive way of looking at things. My brother has a beautiful home in an idyllic setting. Nature abounds in his neck of the woods.<BR/><BR/>Renie-I'm sure that's happening here too, but I haven't seen it yet. It's sad.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-62200288280535703532009-03-10T12:14:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:14:00.000-04:00It's definately a bad sellers market these days, b...It's definately a bad sellers market these days, but a good buyers market. Thank goodness I don't plan on selling anytime soon. I can't imagine how people in California are handling the situation, since homes there were always over valued. Anyone see all the tent cities cropping up there? People who lost joobs and homes are now living in little tents. It's just too sad to even contemplate!<BR/><BR/>RenieRenie Burghardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660484248593903002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-85692045303500552672009-03-10T10:27:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:27:00.000-04:00It's hard times, that's for sure. My inlaws are in...It's hard times, that's for sure. My inlaws are in their 80's fixed income that has greatly decreased. As we age, our options become so much more limited. <BR/><BR/>The auditor's value of our home has greatly decreased,too. But the value in our hearts-----ah, that is what has true meaning.debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-9288674080156999362009-03-10T10:13:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:13:00.000-04:00We have market value assessments here that are don...We have market value assessments here that are done every two years. When I got my assessment notice in January I freaked since the value of our house has gone down substantially since Jan /07. Unfortunately the higher assessment combined with a tax increase if very hard especially for some of the elderly on fixed income. I for one am appealing the assessment, I always do that out of principle and i suspect I will be given some reconsideration. Our housing market although bad, is not nearly as dire as the U.S. but buying in the city of Toronto costs twice as much in land transfer tax than anywhere else in the Province. Our Mayor added an extra layer of tax last year which really hurt sales...ciaoRosittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722304052321553692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-51604681005451287382009-03-10T09:28:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:28:00.000-04:00It's such a bad time to be a seller Laurie. Can y...It's such a bad time to be a seller Laurie. Can you rent the house? She could use the monthly income instead of a lump sum. When we sold my mom's house, in a small town where most of the plastics manufacturers were closing down, it was right at the beginning of this economic slump. Four years prior, the home and property appraised for double what we ultimately got for it. <BR/><BR/>For you mother in law's sake, I hope you can move it.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-1453317708056988632009-03-10T09:07:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:07:00.000-04:00we are trying to sell doug's mother's house. she ...we are trying to sell doug's mother's house. she needs the proceeds to live on for the rest of her life. it's frightening how much we have already dropped the price, and still hardly anyone is even looking at it, let alone making a bid.<BR/><BR/>i don't know what she's going to do.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.com