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 Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
[Re: ntxtrapper]
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01/20/21 05:23 AM
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Tax assessors are probably all giddy by this market as well
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
[Re: ntxtrapper]
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01/20/21 05:24 AM
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We bought our first home for 175k then sold it four years later for 225k. The price of the house went up soon after they built an HEB less then a mile away.......but we rolled it straight into the next house so.....
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
[Re: Western]
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01/20/21 08:02 AM
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Tax assessors are probably all giddy by this market as well Those are just people that couldn’t pass the appraisers test. They tried to up my tax appraisal by $45,000 for the addition of my shop, yet the lending appraiser only gave me a $15,000 valuation for it.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 12:57 PM
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Not my investment but my parents. In 1963 they bought this place. Paid $86 per acre. Today there is a place that joins this that is on the market for $10,000 per acre.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 01:50 PM
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Tax assessors are probably all giddy by this market as well This.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 02:47 PM
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Not my investment but my parents. In 1963 they bought this place. Paid $86 per acre. Today there is a place that joins this that is on the market for $10,000 per acre. They should hold out for more.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 02:57 PM
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Tax assessors are probably all giddy by this market as well Those are just people that couldn’t pass the appraisers test. They tried to up my tax appraisal by $45,000 for the addition of my shop, yet the lending appraiser only gave me a $15,000 valuation for it. Tax Assessors are typically elected officials that have no input into the operations of the appraisal district. I think you are referring to appraisers that work for an appraisal district. The head of the appraisal district is usually titled "Chief Appraiser".
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 03:09 PM
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We sold our house in Tiki Island back in July, full price cash offer, no contingencies. The buyers decided after moving in that it was too small, they relisted it and it sold again 3 weeks later for $25K more than they paid. The market is crazy right now. We are buying a waterfront home in North Carolina on 3 acres for far less than what we sold for. Taxes and insurance are way less even with a state income tax, want to cut expenses before retirement. Our taxes and insurance in Tiki were 20k a year This. I read an article that Texas ranks #9 in the US for the number of retirees that leave the state. Say what you want about Alabama, but when I retire, I will pay zero state income tax and my property taxes will be frozen at around $700 a year.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 03:33 PM
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We sold our house in Tiki Island back in July, full price cash offer, no contingencies. The buyers decided after moving in that it was too small, they relisted it and it sold again 3 weeks later for $25K more than they paid. The market is crazy right now. We are buying a waterfront home in North Carolina on 3 acres for far less than what we sold for. Taxes and insurance are way less even with a state income tax, want to cut expenses before retirement. Our taxes and insurance in Tiki were 20k a year This. I read an article that Texas ranks #9 in the US for the number of retirees that leave the state. Say what you want about Alabama, but when I retire, I will pay zero state income tax and my property taxes will be frozen at around $700 a year. Lol..... Alabama....
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 03:44 PM
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Property taxes suck -- I just paid that bill earlier this week begrudgingly.
We upgraded homes last year and sold our place that we bought in 2011. In the 9 years we had it, we took a $115k "profit" from when we bought it. Part of the game is timing the market right and we got lucky. Unfortunately as others have mentioned, we paid more than we should have for the new home. Luckily it's our forever home and we bought it before this huge rush.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 03:48 PM
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We sold our house in Tiki Island back in July, full price cash offer, no contingencies. The buyers decided after moving in that it was too small, they relisted it and it sold again 3 weeks later for $25K more than they paid. The market is crazy right now. We are buying a waterfront home in North Carolina on 3 acres for far less than what we sold for. Taxes and insurance are way less even with a state income tax, want to cut expenses before retirement. Our taxes and insurance in Tiki were 20k a year This. I read an article that Texas ranks #9 in the US for the number of retirees that leave the state. Say what you want about Alabama, but when I retire, I will pay zero state income tax and my property taxes will be frozen at around $700 a year. Lol..... Alabama.... The Ohio of the south..... 
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:01 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:06 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum...
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:07 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum... Right!?!?!?!?!
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:12 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum... Wont be me Hogslayer, hell, I didn't know Micheal Jackson had a rookie card 
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:20 PM
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Property taxes suck -- I just paid that bill earlier this week begrudgingly.
We upgraded homes last year and sold our place that we bought in 2011. In the 9 years we had it, we took a $115k "profit" from when we bought it. Part of the game is timing the market right and we got lucky. Unfortunately as others have mentioned, we paid more than we should have for the new home. Luckily it's our forever home and we bought it before this huge rush. Yep, I'm hoping for a downturn in the market in the next four years.... well see if it happens, and if I can be ready for it. Fingers crossed.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:34 PM
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Property taxes suck -- I just paid that bill earlier this week begrudgingly.
We upgraded homes last year and sold our place that we bought in 2011. In the 9 years we had it, we took a $115k "profit" from when we bought it. Part of the game is timing the market right and we got lucky. Unfortunately as others have mentioned, we paid more than we should have for the new home. Luckily it's our forever home and we bought it before this huge rush. Yep, I'm hoping for a downturn in the market in the next four years.... well see if it happens, and if I can be ready for it. Fingers crossed. Downturn in Texas market. Not likely. They will sell every million dollar crackhouse in California first.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 04:39 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum... It could definitely happen. He could damage the card in any little way, or hell MJ might do something drastic like Aaron Hernandez, and the cards could go down drastically. Also notice most things on ebay don't sell. They put ridiculous prices up all the time. What does it book for? I deal with this in art. They often double or triple the price. I've talked a guy from $5000 to a price of $2500.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 11:20 PM
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We sold our house in Tiki Island back in July, full price cash offer, no contingencies. The buyers decided after moving in that it was too small, they relisted it and it sold again 3 weeks later for $25K more than they paid. The market is crazy right now. We are buying a waterfront home in North Carolina on 3 acres for far less than what we sold for. Taxes and insurance are way less even with a state income tax, want to cut expenses before retirement. Our taxes and insurance in Tiki were 20k a year How did you like it out there? I was looking at that place a while back when I thought we would have to move to Houston. We enjoyed Tiki, I was working out of Ellington Field, so the commute was only 25 minutes. Good fishing and the atmosphere was much better than the burbs
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/20/21 11:29 PM
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Real estate has been solid in north Texas.
I’m hoping to cash out in a couple years. Move to a non metroplex county.
Me too
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/21/21 05:13 AM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum... Wont be me Hogslayer, hell, I didn't know Micheal Jackson had a rookie card You win the internet today sir. Well played.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/21/21 12:27 PM
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Real estate has been solid in north Texas.
I’m hoping to cash out in a couple years. Move to a non metroplex county.
Me too I once went in with a friend and bought a few acres of undivided land. The tax man started appraising it as if it were divided land. I had to fight the appraised value every year. The man advised me to split it up. Duh. I sold it.
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/21/21 04:19 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum... It could definitely happen. He could damage the card in any little way, or hell MJ might do something drastic like Aaron Hernandez, and the cards could go down drastically. Also notice most things on ebay don't sell. They put ridiculous prices up all the time. What does it book for? I deal with this in art. They often double or triple the price. I've talked a guy from $5000 to a price of $2500. Yep on Hernandez but your last line is way off base - I am talking about recent SALES not listings - check out these in the last few days https://www.ebay.com/itm/JUST-GRADED-1986-Fleer-Michael-Jordan-RC-Rookie-Card-57-PSA-8-NM-MT-Centered/154290993950?hash=item23ec75bb1e:g:i4kAAOSw4edf~yoN https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Fleer-Michael-Jordan-Rookie-PSA-8-Great-Centering/254836601549?hash=item3b5571f2cd:g:n~sAAOSw7WJf-Kwi https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Fleer-Basketball-Michael-Jordan-ROOKIE-RC-57-PSA-8-NM-MT/143911370557?hash=item2181c93f3d:g:TmMAAOSw~Kpf93IO
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/21/21 04:27 PM
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Re: My best investment I didn't know I would make
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01/21/21 05:05 PM
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Bought a couple of MJ rookies a few years ago graded PSA 8. Paid $800 each. Going on eBay right now for $14,000+
If I sell, I must say this was my best investment ever. Someone will be along shortly to tell you how you actually lost money on those cards. God, I love this forum... It could definitely happen. He could damage the card in any little way, or hell MJ might do something drastic like Aaron Hernandez, and the cards could go down drastically. Also notice most things on ebay don't sell. They put ridiculous prices up all the time. What does it book for? I deal with this in art. They often double or triple the price. I've talked a guy from $5000 to a price of $2500. Yep on Hernandez but your last line is way off base - I am talking about recent SALES not listings - check out these in the last few days https://www.ebay.com/itm/JUST-GRADED-1986-Fleer-Michael-Jordan-RC-Rookie-Card-57-PSA-8-NM-MT-Centered/154290993950?hash=item23ec75bb1e:g:i4kAAOSw4edf~yoN https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Fleer-Michael-Jordan-Rookie-PSA-8-Great-Centering/254836601549?hash=item3b5571f2cd:g:n~sAAOSw7WJf-Kwi https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Fleer-Basketball-Michael-Jordan-ROOKIE-RC-57-PSA-8-NM-MT/143911370557?hash=item2181c93f3d:g:TmMAAOSw~Kpf93IO Yeah, man. If you can get that. Ebay is a pretty interesting place. I use a data base for art, but it is connected to a a bunch of auction houses. I did a quick check this is the most recent psa 8 card I found. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/01/full-32382-276565-20210121_110517.jpg)
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