Recent sale of the assessed property is de facto value.Expert is needed for anything else.They can raise the value if you appeal.Comparable sales only count if they were closed before the lien date which is one year prior to the tax bill date.

Not worth it to me.In my area if the pool has a powered safety cover that can hold body weight, then a barrier fence is not required.

Quote from @Bill B.: 1) I think it’s “funny” that not one news article I ever read for the last 5 years had headlines like “Housing at historical record lows!

Quote from @Bill B.: What are you hoping to get out of the extra time, work and costs of having the LLC?

Let me quote the second paragraph: When Congress and the president fail to agree on and pass one or more of the regular appropriations bills, a continuing resolution can be passed instead.

Partnerships are gold too; I’ve seen deals where one person brings the money, the other handles the work, and they split the profits.Company hacking is a bit more advanced—getting added to an LLC that owns the property, improving it, then refinancing to pay the seller out—but it can be powerful if you and the seller trust each other.

Quote from @Bill B.: Did you read lone #1 of my reply?

Hours later she sends me the bill and says "He had to put a new lock in due to something with the door."

I'm assuming I won't have that high of purchasing power, and therefore I believe partnering with my former boss would provide the "backing" i would need. 

Quote from @Jim Crockett: Had a power couple go over to their ship despite my warning, they are young, we are not.