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March 27, 2008
The Real Estate Adviser: Don't like that property tax bill? Then appeal it
By TOM KELLY
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
It's the time of year when 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 chopped into 12 parts that now sound affordable, and whisked away each month with your principal and interest, taxes and insurance payment, commonly known as “PITI.”
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