Does Remodeling Increase Property Taxes? The 2 Lines That Decide

From Your Home Building Coach with Bill Reid William W. Reid

Does remodeling increase your property taxes? The honest answer is sometimes—and almost never the way you're picturing it. In most places, a remodel by itself doesn't raise your taxes at all. Crossing a certain line does.

This episode walks you through the two lines you can cross without knowing they were there. Line one is your city's classification threshold—whether your remodel is legally considered a new house. Line two is your county assessor's like-new test—whether they're adding value to your existing assessment or starting fresh on the whole building.

You'll learn what cosmetic work generally doesn't touch your taxes, why down to the studs can be a reclassification event, how mass appraisal works and what your quality grade really means, what the annual number costs you over 20 years, and five questions with exact timing that can save you thousands.

This is one of the largest costs in a project. It doesn't appear on anybody's bid. Ask before the drawings lock.

Related episodes: Episode 62 (the cash trap), Episode 71 (the three returns).

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