So let me get this straight...he wants all the infrastructure in place, and the security in place, and all the other things in place...but he does not want to pay the pittance tax to actually keep these places up.Got it.
Ok, I have to temper my outrage on this one. I have never worked for a company, partnership, or any other money-making concern that does NOT appeal and/or fight their property tax assessments. (Keep in mind, I have worked in commercial real estate finance & accounting for 25+ years.) There are companies that do nothing but this (file appeals) and market their services like attorneys ("if we don't lower your assessment, you don't pay!"). I'm looking at an appeal sitting on my desk right now - and this is in a RE market that is getting hotter!
I won't get into the nuts and bolts, but, I do understand the desire to fight property taxes. For better or worse, a lot of this comes from Howard Jarvis-type legislation (hello, Prop 13 in CA) and other states that have adopted similar rules. I can't (overly) blame people for wanting to use rules that already exist.
That being said... just because Trump and his asshole sons SAY a property is only worth what they paid or built it for, doesn't mean the appeals board will see it that way. They are supposed to look at property income levels & adjoining land values. When it's the president filing the appeal -- who knows how that will pan out.
tl; dr: Fuck that guy & his kids.
(Edited to add: I now have to go throw up after writing a post that somewhat defended the Trumps. bleah.)
I have this golf ball that appears and disappears around the house, because the cats bat it around. Someone had written "Smelly Pussy" on the ball. I asked Mr. 798 if he knew where it came from, and he doesn't know. Neither of us play golf.
Very true. It is impressive chutzpah to argue that you just put $45M into a property, so now it is only worth $1.35M. It's the abusive litigation that makes this really awful, IMO.
They do that after they steal the guy's clothes. And his clubs.
A seagull swooped down and grabbed my sandwich out of the golf cart. Bastard.
So let me get this straight...he wants all the infrastructure in place, and the security in place, and all the other things in place...but he does not want to pay the pittance tax to actually keep these places up.Got it.
Ok, I have to temper my outrage on this one. I have never worked for a company, partnership, or any other money-making concern that does NOT appeal and/or fight their property tax assessments. (Keep in mind, I have worked in commercial real estate finance & accounting for 25+ years.) There are companies that do nothing but this (file appeals) and market their services like attorneys ("if we don't lower your assessment, you don't pay!"). I'm looking at an appeal sitting on my desk right now - and this is in a RE market that is getting hotter!
I won't get into the nuts and bolts, but, I do understand the desire to fight property taxes. For better or worse, a lot of this comes from Howard Jarvis-type legislation (hello, Prop 13 in CA) and other states that have adopted similar rules. I can't (overly) blame people for wanting to use rules that already exist.
That being said... just because Trump and his asshole sons SAY a property is only worth what they paid or built it for, doesn't mean the appeals board will see it that way. They are supposed to look at property income levels & adjoining land values. When it's the president filing the appeal -- who knows how that will pan out.
tl; dr: Fuck that guy & his kids.
(Edited to add: I now have to go throw up after writing a post that somewhat defended the Trumps. bleah.)
OMG! On some level that kind of explains the house, though. Art, artisans, they don't need no stinking building codes.
I have this golf ball that appears and disappears around the house, because the cats bat it around. Someone had written "Smelly Pussy" on the ball. I asked Mr. 798 if he knew where it came from, and he doesn't know. Neither of us play golf.
The fresh air and scenery are the only things about golf that aren't deathly boring, though!
Wow, I knew he was tall..but dang! That's freaking tall!
I can't believe people eat them. GAK!
Just use it wisely.http://www.stltoday.com/new...
Very true. It is impressive chutzpah to argue that you just put $45M into a property, so now it is only worth $1.35M. It's the abusive litigation that makes this really awful, IMO.
...with votes.
So what's America going to be worth after a few years of a Trump regime?
Oh gee I knew that : )
I kind of understand intellectually that some people get off on hitting a small ball around a large lawn, but I never could get into it myself.
I score myself based on the proportion of golf balls in my possession at the beginning of the round round and golf balls that I have at the end.