[Vision2020] RE: assessors and appraisers
J Ford
privatejf32 at hotmail.com
Thu May 5 11:16:22 PDT 2005
I just got off the phone with the Assessor's office...I was told that if the
assessor is in the area of your home, you are likely to get your house
assessed along with the one he/she is scheduled to be doing.
And, yes, you CAN make appointments with their office for them to assess
your home. They have houses they inspect yearly, but most are on a five
year schedule. The difference has to do with the development in an area.
The taxing value is partly based on what your house looks like compared to
your neighbors. For instance, if you have a really extensive lawn area, but
your neighbor does not, their taxes may be less than your's. If your house
is not as new as the neighbor's, your taxes may be less. And the value
changes based on improvements, deterioration, the area, etc.
And you CAN go see what the assessed tax value is and if the taxes are
paid/up-to-date on ANY property in town, as they have that information
available to the public.
Realtors will give you a price they think your house will go for based on
the market in the area, the economic times, and the assessed value. It is
not any ONE thing.
>County assessors do not do requests. They provide
>information on the taxed assessed value of property in
>the county. They cannot even provide lists. Each
>property is evaluated every five years. They are not
>going to go over to the homes on 3rd and 5th, inspect
>them, and then give the public a fair market value for
>it. They will tell you to go hire a real estate agent.
>
>Take Care,
>
>Donovan J Arnold
>
>
>--- Dan Carscallen <predator75 at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> > Donny A. Sez:
> > "The county assessors office does not list the fair
> > market value of
> > properties in Latah. It only lists the taxation
> > rate. The value that the
> > government assigns a property and what it is
> > actually worth, or "fair
> > market value", are two completely different numbers"
> >
> > The county employs certified appraisers. I'm pretty
> > sure they know
> > market value vs. taxable value. Not too hard to
> > look at the local
> > "Parade of Homes" and see what the market looks
> > like. Plus, being
> > certified, I would think they are edumacated in such
> > matters.
> >
> > Keep on . . . Keep truckin'
> >
> > DC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
> > [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of
> > Donovan Arnold
> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:03 AM
> > To: Tom Hansen; vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Re: Schizophrenic
> >
> >
> > Mr. Hansen,
> >
> > The county assessors office does not list the fair
> > market value of properties in Latah. It only lists
> > the
> > taxation rate. The value that the government assigns
> > a
> > property and what it is actually worth, or "fair
> > market value", are two completely different numbers.
> > So your suggestion that Mr. Roderick go to the
> > county assessor's office
> > to acquire this information is based on ignorance.
> >
> > To get a real market value of the property value
> > between 3rd and 5th street a real estate appraiser
> > would need to be hired to look at the buildings in
> > question and quote a price.
> >
> > To suggest that an individual hire an appraiser and
> > pay out of their own pocket those expenses to
> > receive
> > this information is ludicrous.
> >
> > Take Care,
> >
> > Donovan J Arnold
> > --- Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
> > > Wayne -
> > >
> > > Having "experienced" Phil Roderick on this
> > listserve
> > > (as many of us have had
> > > the misfortune), and realizing that his likely
> > > response will be less
> > > comprehensive than the Jumble Word game in the
> > Spokesman-Review, I
> > > have applied what I consider would be his
> > responses to
> > > your listed procedure.
> > >
> > >
> >
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > "1. Go to the Latah County Assessor's Office in
> > > the Latah County
> > > Courthouse (see MapQuest, if you are not sure
> > where
> > > it is located)."
> > >
> > > Hey, I payed thousands of dollars in taxes. Why
> > > should I go to them. Why
> > > don't they come to me?
> > >
> > > "2. Ask the nice person(s) behind the counter
> > to
> > > see the valuations for
> > > the properties on the east side of Jefferson
> > between
> > > 3rd and 5th streets."
> > >
> > > How am I to assume, like you have, that the person
> > > behind the counter is
> > > nice? How do I know that the valuations that the
> > > supposed nice person gives
> > > me are accurate and not just some numbers baked up
> > > by some liberal left wing
> > > wacko?
> > >
> > > "3. Write them down."
> > >
> > > On what, Wayne? Will that supposed nice person
> > > behind the counter provide
> > > me paper or will I have to pay for it myself,
> > > another financial drain on the
> > > tax-paying public?
> > >
> > > "4. Add them up, getting Total A."
> > >
> > > Add them up?? Is there more than one property?
> > > Will I be forced to buy
> > > more paper to write down these valuations that the
> > > supposed nice person
> > > behind the counter gives me?
> > >
> > > "5. Ask a realtor whose is familiar with
> > > commercial property in Moscow
> > > how much they think the properties are undervalued
> > > [Total B] in the
> > > assessor's valuations."
> > >
> > > Which realtor, Wayne? And how do I know that the
> > > realtor that you recommend
> > > is not in cahoots with that liberal left wing
> > wacko
> > > that came up with the
> > > original valuations back in Step #2?
> > >
> > > "6. Adjust Total A giving Total B."
> > >
> > > So, now you want me to "fudge" the liberal left
> > wing
> > > wacko's numbers using
> > > the numbers of some realtor that you recommend?
> > >
> > > "7. Report Totals A & B to V 2020."
> > >
> > > In what format, Wayne?
> > >
> > > "8. Consider those 15 -30 minutes well spent in
> > > informing yourself and
> > > the community."
> > >
> > > Fifteen to thirty minutes?? Heck it'll take me
> > > longer than that just to get
> > > dressed, now that somebody has erased the L's and
> > > R's from my shoes.
> > >
> > >
> >
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
> > >
> > > Take care, Moscow (and good luck, Phil).
> > >
> > > Tom Hansen
> > > Moscow, Idaho
> > >
> > > Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
> > > -Robin Williams
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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