VA Loan and property tax

[Trevor Jones]

So my buddy served four years in the Navy and has completed nearly four more years in the Army Reserves. We are looking to take advantage of his no down VA loan. He is currently going to school full time and recently quit his job bartending. We are looking to buy a duplex and hopefully live rent free utilizing potential tenants. We weren't sure what the property tax would look like on a duplex ranging from $150,000-$350,000. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[John Ford]

Better than guessing, you can probably lookup a property's previous taxes on the county assesor's website. Try googling "[county] property search" or "[county] property tax records" etc...

Taxes can vary a lot from area to area. There's probably a rule of thumb some people use but I don't know it because it's so easy to find the real data. Around here, at least.