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Save Taxes: Negotiate A Reduction in Your Assessed Value

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Typically there is a county office called the assessor’s office responsible for determining equitable assessments for all property in the county. The assessor’s office is usually not the same office that collects the taxes (yep that would be the Collector’s office).

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. 25 Ways to Find Cash for your Emergency Fund.

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How to Determine Home Value

Savings Corner

Knowing how to calculate your home’s value with the help of online tools and trained professionals better prepares you to buy, sell, refinance, tap into your home’s equity — or even negotiate lower property taxes. Think about which properties would interest a buyer if yours weren’t available.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

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To find some objective answers to the where-to-retire question, Bankrate crunched a bevy of statistics on costs of living, public health and other metrics to create a comprehensive ranking of the best and worst states to retire in the U.S. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. Everything looked great on paper.

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