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19 November 2024 | 26 replies
Your local county assessor’s office determines whether appraisers can count the square footage, finished or unfinished, as part of the GLA.
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13 November 2024 | 15 replies
They asked, “why do you care about junior lies when you are in first position?
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7 December 2024 | 150 replies
The real issue lies within yourself.
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13 November 2024 | 13 replies
The more you can tell inquisitive callers about the property, the more likely you will foster a “hot” lead.Tax Assessor’s WebsiteFinding cash buyers may be as straightforward or as complex as you make it; other times, it’s as easy as familiarizing yourself with a local tax assessor’s website.
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11 November 2024 | 4 replies
This was done to protect senior citizens on fixed incomes from being forced to sell their homes due to unaffordable property tax increases.Since the passing of this amendment, all properties in Michigan have two property tax values associated with them:State Equalized Value (SEV): supposedly equal to 50% of the market value of a property, not based on recent sales price.Taxable Value: the SEV annually capped as long as there is not a transfer of ownership.City Assessors are charged with determining how much property values have changed each year.
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12 November 2024 | 4 replies
Keeping an eye on upcoming policies will help spot where those opportunities may lie.
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21 November 2024 | 305 replies
They lie all of the time.
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17 November 2024 | 32 replies
If they never get that opportunity then they're just going to continue to be scum of the earth maybe not be a sex offender again but they will be on the streets they'll be more vulnerable more chances for people to take advantage of them and make up lies about them and to get hurt because a lot of people want to hurt people with these type of crap I think people should get to know somebody and truly see how they really are before they judge them they should take the approach as everybody deserves a second chance.
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12 November 2024 | 15 replies
Some details can be checked on the assessor's website other details may require calling other agencies, a good local RE agent and talking to neighbors.Ask yourself how long you expect to hold the property.