Re: Durofix Li-Ion screwdriver from CostCo, anyone?

krw wrote:
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:35:37 -0700, Joerg
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krw wrote:
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:21:38 -0700, Jim Thompson
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On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:38:42 -0700, Joerg
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http://phoenix.about.com/b/2004/11/07/arizona-property-taxes.htm
Read carefully! Less than 1% of saleable value.
Yikes! That's still high. I pay about 1/2% here in AL, though paid a
bit over 2% in VT.

You'll also have to discern between the "official" number that is often used in business-luring ad blitzes and the real numbers. Real numbers include all sorts of school bonds, assessments, fess and whatnot and this can easily tack on another 1/4 to 1/2 percentage point.

That's what I really pay. Both houses are worth in the $300K region.
My property tax in VT was $6K (and rising fast). It's $1500 here. The
numbers for the state usually show about a 1% property tax but there
is a 50% "homestead deduction" for the primary residence.


Nice! The homestead exemption is $7000 of property value in CA. "Conveniently" not inflation-indexed since the times the Romans raided England or so, meaning the expemtion will "conveniently" go away.


Not my cuppa tea. I'd prefer Texas, Arkansas and so on. As long as nobody messes with Prop 13 California is still kind of ok from that perspective (lefties regularly try to break it).
I'm sorta liking Eastern AL. The winter was nice with a perfect snow
fall - 5" accumulation, for the kiddies, and none on the roads, for
me.

Do you guys like it enough there that you could imagine retiring in AL?

Not sure. It's a pretty place, though not as nice as central KY. The
area is OK (a college town - big university, small city) and the
weather is awesome. The people are very friendly but we don't really
know anyone here yet. That's somewhat of a bummer but not unexpected.


Awesome weather? That would cinch it for my wife. I don't care so much but she wants a place where winter simply doesn't happen. We usually get to know people fast. Besides church the other sure-fire way for that is owning large dogs that need hikes of several miles per day.

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