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How do I transfer my property taxes to a new house?

Friday, 09 August 2019 by Gary Kent
Question: “Is it true that if I’m over 55, I can sell my house and use the property ‘tax base’ as the tax base for a new purchase?” Answer: Under Proposition 60, if you sell a San Diego home that qualifies as your principal residence and buy another principal residence in San Diego, you can
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Important Property Tax Information for You

Monday, 01 July 2019 by Get Vyral
Property taxes work a little differently in San Diego than they do in most other places. Here’s what I mean. Here’s a boring real estate topic that you probably need to know a lot about (especially if you’re a homebuyer): property taxes. This is something I’m asked about all the time so I wanted to
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How to keep the low property tax assessment for an inherited property

Friday, 19 April 2019 by Gary Kent
Question: “Are propositions 60 and 90 the ones that let people who inherit property from a parent or grandparent keep the low property tax assessment?” Answer: You’re thinking of California Propositions 58 and 193. Propositions 60 and 90 allow people 55 or older to transfer their low Proposition 13 tax assessment to a new home
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How do you transfer property and keep the same tax assessment?

Friday, 19 April 2019 by Gary Kent
Question: “Are propositions 60 and 90 the ones that let people who inherit property from a parent or grandparent keep the low property tax assessment?” Answer: It’s not propositions 60 and 90. Those allow people 55 or older to transfer their Proposition 13 tax assessment to a new home under certain conditions. You’re thinking of
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Getting Stepped-Up Basis in Your San Diego Home

Friday, 07 August 2015 by Gary Kent
Question: “My wife inherited a home six months ago and moved in. We don’t really like the neighborhood and would love to sell and move now. But her dad paid next to nothing for the house, so we have to wait until we’ve been here two years or we’ll pay taxes on the sale, correct?”
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How do Property Taxes Work?

Wednesday, 29 July 2015 by Gary Kent
Question: “I’ve never bought a home before. How do property taxes work? How are they determine how can they change?” Answer: Your annual property tax will be a certain percentage of the assessed value. In San Diego County, it’s 1% + some add-ons which bring it to between 1.1% and 1.2%. When you buy a
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