Just after the sticker shock of a reset is probably not the time to rush into a decision.  

They are expensive (don’t be fooled by the sticker price, on a per/lb basis all packaged and prepared foods are expensive) and are well…full of crap.

All this spending and lack of income for many counties is starting to shed its light now and people are going to have significant sticker shock.

That does not mean to buy the most expensive item, but to understand that the cheapest sticker price may cost you more over time.Do yourself a favor and look for quality.

Sticker shock for sure. 

We don't know enough to comment on the 'sticker price' of the property, but the financing offered is great.

However we have sticker shock at the construction costs. 

The reality is the assessments are correct, but when you do the math based on the tax rate (which in most locales has also gone up) our property taxes on our properties is up an average of over 10%…I know some will say “fight the assessments” but honestly I think some of them may be low (and truth be told I would guess less than 5% if people contest assessments).I am curious, have others started to receive their assessments - and were you in sticker shock?

Thanks for your input, comparing it this way reduces the the sticker shock of the 10.5% but it's still a tough to swallow.  

Just trying to educate people on financial literacy as many only look at the "sticker price" and do not think of alternatives for comparative purposes.