psychodelicide said:

every 5 or more years?
for 5 years that averages out to $8.33 a month. not too shabby, I think

karmatornado said:

I've heard that Cali is pricey, but I never knew that you got charged for garbage. We don't here in Ohio (thank goodness).

Shorty said:

True, now that you break it down. I guess you would just have to make sure you had the money set aside so when the $300 bill came, you could just pay it off and forget about it.

psychodelicide said:

yes, they do especially in new developing areas at least here people buy in newly developed sub-divisions but they don't consider the new schools, roads, drainage and lighting that are going up also and though their taxes maybe low say the first year or two it's not going to stay that way and even in established areas like when the roads are repaved or the drainage is improved...oh, they get'cha alright.

NAnomaly said:

They find a way, which is sad, because it never seems to end.

Okay, just made a list of pros and cons surrounding buying a new house. I came up with 10 pros and 6 cons. What does that tell ya? Time to save up my money, buy that house, and get out of where I'm living now.

psychodelicide said:

Not every area bills you directly for garbage pickup. When I lived "in town," garbage pickup was done by one company throughout the city and I guess it was included in our taxes. But when I moved to the country, we could pick our own garbage collectors. I pay $36 every three months and can set out up to six cans a week for that price. Decent, I think.

dustysgirl said:

$36 every three months is reasonable.

psychodelicide said:

Very, very big Pro; TAX BREAKS!

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for info and check realtors.com for info as well, use these sites for research purposes.

my water bill in texas is about $100 per month, with a sprinkler system, 4 people living here ( that's 4 showers a day at least) doing laundry twice a week including garbage pick up and recycle pick up.
The property taxes are ridiculous but they come out of our escrow account, that's the way to do it if you are asked, my sister tried it the other way and it was too hard so they refinanced and changed back.
The electric bill is very high $300-400, but we have a big house(2300sq ft) and my mom is old and keeps the heat or air on all the time. Plus we are all electric which is more expensive than gas anyday.

BUT I have rented, lived on base and in numerous apartments.
NOTHING beats having your own house, the feeling of satisfaction is wonderful.

HAPPY HUNTING.

psychodelicide said:

Congratulations! Maybe I can buy a house some day too.

Here in Australia we pay rates to the local council which covers water, sewage, garbage pick up etc.....its about $1400 a year

Ocean said:

My property taxes which includes all of the above + school is almost $7,000.00 a year.

like 30-50 bucks- more in the summer, gotta water the grass, etc.