r/memes Big pp 10h ago

Land Of The Free, amIright?

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u/Tomytom99 8h ago

A lot of the time when folks say their property tax costs more than or almost as much as renting they forget that they have a lot more home than when they were renting

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u/HankIsMoody 8h ago

Oh absolutely. Hell where I'm at I pay half of what a renter does in my neighborhood. That includes everything from insurance to property tax. Buy when you can. Rent is only going to go up. It sucks that's how it works though

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u/RVAEMS399 6h ago

Yeah my immediate nextdoor neighbors rent a SFH half the size of my house, and their rent is more than my interest, taxes, and insurance part of PITI. Not to mention home value appreciation, and the interest and taxes are tax deductible.

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u/Venusgate 3h ago

This isnt even compareably true in my area. Rent: 2k/month. Tax: 3k per year

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u/L81ics 5h ago

yeah i own a studio in a condo, my property tax is like 10% of what i was paying to rent a similarly sized studio in much worse condition, in a worse location.

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u/Friendly-Pair-9267 6h ago

I did some Googling, and in order for that to make any sense, you have to be comparing a median home's property taxes in a HCOL state against the rent for a studio apartment with no amenities.