http://www.ahousebythepark.com/journal/archive/2009/10/11/timing-and-tax-assessments/ A House By The Park is a first-hand chronology of the design, planning, and construction of a modern home in Seattle. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:44:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.ahousebythepark.com/journal/archive/2009/10/11/timing-and-tax-assessments/comment-page-1/#comment-7783 Mike D. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:14:05 +0000 http://www.ahousebythepark.com/journal/?p=516#comment-7783 Nano: Well, whenever you are doing work like this, you do get an extended period (two years, I believe) of leeway before you are assessed for the full value of the new house, but yeah, the timing was really good. It all kind of evens out anyway though, because I've been getting charged for the "full value" of the house that was on the property for the last year, when the "full value" to me was zero dollars. The value was negative in fact, because I had to deconstruct the thing. Nano: Well, whenever you are doing work like this, you do get an extended period (two years, I believe) of leeway before you are assessed for the full value of the new house, but yeah, the timing was really good. It all kind of evens out anyway though, because I’ve been getting charged for the “full value” of the house that was on the property for the last year, when the “full value” to me was zero dollars. The value was negative in fact, because I had to deconstruct the thing.

]]> http://www.ahousebythepark.com/journal/archive/2009/10/11/timing-and-tax-assessments/comment-page-1/#comment-7782 Nano Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:05:48 +0000 http://www.ahousebythepark.com/journal/?p=516#comment-7782 This sounds absolutely absurd. Not necessarily surprising, but most definitely extraordinary. And that it lasts for a few years even though they clearly know that you are in the process of building a home likely to be valued well north of $0, I am astonished. This sounds absolutely absurd. Not necessarily surprising, but most definitely extraordinary. And that it lasts for a few years even though they clearly know that you are in the process of building a home likely to be valued well north of $0, I am astonished.

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