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High property taxes based on land value. This makes the land itself a liability that is offset only by the owners to extract value from the property by improvin
by shkkmo 4y ago
High property taxes based on land value. This makes the land itself a liability that is offset only by the owners to extract value from the property by improving and using it.
This property is still an investment via improving the property to enhance income potential, but less of a speculative bet on the overall state of the market.
- shagie 4y agoWhat does that do for an existing single family house that someone inherited / moved into as their parents moved out? It wasn't bought as an investment - its a place to live. A high property tax based on land value would suggest that all the places people need to live would need to be generating income, have a high income for the family, or they'd need to move into a place where that land value is distributed across a wider base of households.
- shkkmo 4y agoIf someone inherits a single family house and don't view the property as providing enough value as a residence or rental to cover the land taxes, then they should sell the property or redevelop it at a higher density that better matches the value of the the land. Of course land should be producing economic value. If it doesn't or thr value produced doesn't match the land's value, then something is wrong.