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March 13, 2003
If your property tax bill catches you by surprise
By TOM KELLY
The Real Estate Advisor
The Real Estate Advisor
It's the time of year you always wonder why you didn't pay your property taxes along with your monthly mortgage. The idea of keeping the money in the bank and earning interest sounds great, but actually doing it is another matter.
That huge figure at the bottom of the assessor's coupon statement adjacent to the bold-face words "KEEP THIS PORTION" could have been divided into 12 monthly pieces that now sound affordable, and whisked away each month with your principal and interest payment.
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