Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 1924328)

Not if you have the homestead exemption.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1924329)

Wrong, your taxes will still go up, just not as much as another homeowner without the homestead exemption.

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna (Post 1922878)

I was talking with a guy from the commercial pool maintenance firm which services most of the Rec center and country club pools (he has 107 that he services each week).

He said that people who are trying to get a pool built at their homes are having to wait 3-4 months just to get a proposal from one of the “good” pool construction firms. Then he said that what is being quoted for a simple, standard 14 by 30 pool is between $65-70,000. And he said that’s for a bare bones hole-in-the-ground pool with pump and filter. Doesn’t include heater, auto-filler or the birdcage over the pool. He was aghast at the price and that people were lining up to sign contracts.

I have a pool and about 6-8 years ago I had T&D add a ‘spill-over’ spa and summer kitchen at one end, extending the existing birdcage by about a third. I recall the cost as being about $22k for that extensive addition. Back then you could get a new pool and birdcage built for about $30-35k as I recall.

Sounds like prices have skyrocketed. Someone’s earlier recommendation to re-read your Economics 101 textbook is good advice. When demand outstrips supply, prices will absolutely increase. That’s the factor which will cause the re-balancing of supply and demand. Forget about arguing the inequities where all the money from the raised prices will go (profits to the companies supplying whatever is in high demand). The undeniable economic fact is that when demand is much higher than supply, prices will increase.

Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 1922535)

DIL is a realtor in the San Antonio area. Another realtor she talked to was involved with a house that attracted 91 offers! So, the market is crazy in other places, too.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1924329)

Wrong, your taxes will still go up, just not as much as another homeowner without the homestead exemption.

Originally Posted by bilcon (Post 1924540)

What is the average bond cost per new designer homes in the new areas? Just wondering.

Originally Posted by bilcon (Post 1924540)

What is the average bond cost per new designer homes in the new areas? Just wondering.

Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1925892)

In St. Catherine it's $32,815. Interest rate of 3.67%. Chitty Chatty is a bit over $41,000.

Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 1925900)

Everything is relative. We are brainwashed into the bond is an incidental. Well $32K-$41K buys a pretty nice auto. Probably in the top three purchases most ever make. I don't know about your household but ours has the dining room table conversation before that decision is solidified.

Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1925902)

Actually for us it was incidental. No brainwashing about it. We knew up front before buying our lot what the bond cost was going to be. It was a price we were willing to pay to be able to build a house with the design features we wanted. And yes, we spent many a dinner discussing how much we were willing to spend. Where we wanted to build. What we wanted to build and when we wanted to move.

This is a huge life event for us. Not only are we building a house but we also decided to retire. I've sold my business and my wife has given her two week notice. We have sold our house and we're moving about as far as we possibly can while still remaining in the continental U.S. So when taken in context the bond wasn't a big deal to us. :coolsmiley:

Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 1925909)

Back the bus up here. Are you disclosing you joined TOTV in 2016 and have 6385 posts and don't have a house here. Something doesn't add up - were you renting for 5 plus years ?