Yeah after your post I read up on FLA prop taxes and see that it was a big issue in the last governor's race. Apparently they're trying to charge the part time residents higher property taxes or something?

Florida will do almost anything to avoid having a state income tax, because that's one of the reasons it's such a retirement haven. People living on their 401(k) and IRA money don't have to pay state tax on the withdrawals.

I remember the last time I lived there they started this thing called IMPACT fees, which were basically VAT taxes on alot of different things. I hope they get your shit worked out man.

Edit : Oh yeah, FIDDY people paying too much in property tax

they already charge people who are not "homsteaded a higher property tax then those that live in their primary dwelling

I get a $25k deduction in my purchase price for my homstead

but its still alot of money for me to pay for such a little house

it was 4k last year when i bought the house and they jacked it up to 6k this year. the worst is that i pay about 3k on a rental house i bought for 36k. thats almost 10% in taxes.

The homestead exemption here in LA is 75K, but really that doesn't matter because they can always jack the millage rates up. What really matters is what you end up paying, not how they calculate it.

FLA is pretty fucked up right now, however, you're paying higher property tax but you have no state income tax, your sales tax is lower than mine, and you have much better schools, hospitals, roads, etc etc to show for your money as opposed to here.

Louisiana sucks :(

times like these I like being a renter