Originally Posted by
Averageman
I live in a not too rural Texas Town, but at an hour away, Austin keeps creeping down towards us.
I would vote Real Estate.
I live in what once was a 40 acre cattle pen, 40 years ago. Very much, perhaps over improved. Nice houses, Gated Community, Ten minutes from Groceries to Surgery. Everyone cutting their grass and BBQ'ing, a very chill way of life.
All hell broke lose in Austin property values.
Now the 180K house next door has a 300K asking price.
As a retired guy, how can I pay taxes and how ITF can my kid buy a house?
That is exactly why I unassed out of South Florida. The house I bought back in the 90s for $150k was in the $300s but my property taxes went from $1,200 a year to almost $8,000. The county saddled so much shit to property taxes, including free day care, I was getting choked out.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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