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Originally Posted by tom60
ziffel heres some more figures that i pay approx so you can compare with the other posts. Mine are a little cheaper . But i understand it is more expensive in the new areas south of 466. Anyway heres what i pay living north of 466.
These are per month figures.
water and sewer 36$
electric all electric house 98
cable basic cable 13
phone and high speed internet combined 65
lawn mow free i do it myself
exterminator free i do it myself
taxes 148
house insurance 84
trash 17
ammenity fee 123
Hope this helps you.
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We live south of 466, in fact, just north of 466a, in a designer home. We pay less in elec, more in water. The bill that comes once a month that includes your water--ours averages $223, but I think that has the amenities (or something) in there too. Our electric has never exceeded $100, but we are not here in the summer, and the thermostat is set at 82 and no one going in or out of the house.
Our DirectTV is $78 (two tvs) We pay $60 for Comcast internet--no bundling since we don't use their cable tv or phone.
Total, whole-yard maintenance (mowing, edging, weeding, trimming of all landscape, fertiizing of yard and landscape, pest control inside and out, irrigation check whenever you feel you're too stupid to figure it out yourself, spraying around soffits, and, and... whenever you need your hand held, we use Stellar. It's $2k a year, or you can just sign up for parts of it.
When we were house hunting, our salesman gave us a sheet that listed all the expenses you could expect to incur in home ownership in TV. They were very up front about it.
Good luck! Hope you find a place here that will make you happy.