Buying down property taxes doesn't provide true relief
Addressing property tax should be a priority during a campaign.
Source: jamestownsun.com
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Addressing property tax should be a priority during a campaign.
Becker writes, "If we combine what you are paying in property taxes to what the state is paying to buy down your property taxes, it comes to about 2% of the home value. That means our de facto property tax rate is now second highest in the nation! Subsidizing (buying down) property taxes does not work. It never has, and it never will."