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LostEnroute t1_ixebi6n wrote

Not helpful to your primary question. But, what caused the initial jump from $1200 to $1500?

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Pencilveinyah t1_ixec8wh wrote

Probably reassessed after sale.

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CatholicAngst OP t1_ixed2yx wrote

It was, but our escrow account paid the difference and we made up for it with increased mortgage payments.

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CatholicAngst OP t1_ixecug4 wrote

The mortgage company calculated taxes at a much lower rate than they actually ended up being. We moved from out of state and were not familiar with how property and school taxes would be calculated. We had no idea that the taxes would be more than our actual p&i amount.

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LostEnroute t1_ixef48q wrote

Sounds like your agent also dropped the ball. Sorry I don't have any more advice but the school taxes do look high for Carlynton.

Also, make sure you have the Homestead Exemption which knocks a decent chunk off the taxes and would need to be declared for a new owner. You can check it by looking up your home on the AC Real Estate portal.

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Vast-Support-1466 t1_ixgsemv wrote

*owners primary residence. That's obviously the case here, but nonetheless.

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