05/18/2023
If I see another Realtor bitch about property tax increases I might lose my mind. Y’all are all for new development of neighborhoods, more homes to sell, more new facilities for chances at commissions for yourself but mad about school tax and public expenses going up.
You CANT have it both ways.
We are quick to quote a percentage when it benefits public outcry. Would you have said the same thing if it went up 5 percent every year?
You say everyone should appeal and save money but half of you won’t discount a half point on your commission to close a deal for a family with two working parents and 2 kids.
You advertise your homes as great for families to sell it but you are mad we need bigger schools?
Growth is the hand that feeds you. It has a cost and can be painful at times.
Prices of homes have been pushed higher and higher and our industry was fat and happy. You made more money because of it. It was artificial, just like the last time before it. You were apart of it good or bad.
I feel for those first time home buyers and those who struggle to make the ends meet. I worry for the farmer and the family man.
I don’t worry for US. Realtors Pay your share, this is your community and you know what it goes toward. No matter how the calculation goes you know it’s needed. As we grow so must the world around us, we cannot be blind to the effects we have on it.
I by know means think we should continue to tax homeowners to death but I do believe we have a responsibility not to use this as a marketing tool but a time for exploring how and who we sell to and prepare them for the costs of owning a home. Published outcry doesn’t make you an advocate for your client.
If you want to save them money find them quality lenders and honest repairmen. Great inspectors, quality builders, and appreciating assets for investment. Help them understand tax and link them to educated CPAs. Help them set up a rental business that earns cash flow.
Taxes aren’t getting any better….
BUT WE CAN.
-Jonathan P Stoner
McCutcheon Stoner Group- Virtual Properties Realty
