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  1. I'm not sure that's a patently unreasonable suspension but it's hard to reconcile with the suspensions received by Marcell Ozuna, Roberto Osuna, Aroldis Chapman, Addison Russell, etc. in recent years. 

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  2. 18 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

    Just saw that it’s a bust at the box office.

    We can’t have, or deserve, nice things. An original, visceral, challenging film can’t attract the average moviegoer. It has everything you’d think would bring the crowds. But, hey, we want our movies to be recycled and shallow enough that we can TikTok while watching. This is why we will get The Faster and the Furiouser 18 soon.

    https://screenrant.com/northman-movie-box-office-bomb-budget/amp/

    It's a movie by a director who is largely unknown to the average moviegoer (and to the degree he is known, it's for being weird and esoteric), with lead actors who are either unknown or known from niche TV shows, plus it's pretty fucking weird and gory. I'm not sure Gladiator is a hit if it had been directed by Spike Jonze or Danny Boyle and starred Luke Perry and Tilda Swinton and had a bunch of bizarre ancient religious imagery and prophecy and witchcraft.

  3. Seems like an indirect benefit at best. Certainly deferred until sale, if he sells.

    You can also borrow against the increased equity but yeah, the benefit, at least until selling (and even then, really only a benefit if leaving the area) are significantly outweighed by the costs.
  4. 13 minutes ago, immamac said:

    What about the people who have lived in Manor for 10-20 years? They are just going to get fucked, they will have property taxes that are triple what their mortgage ever was. 

    None of this makes sense.

    Texans' general preference for property taxes over income taxes has never made sense but here we are.

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  5. Redistributing money from property rich districts to property poor districts is a good thing generally (within the confines of funding schools through local property taxes). And Austin ISD sending over 50% of tax revenues to recapture is not inherently a problem. The problem is that the remaining funds are nowhere near adequate for Austin ISD to effectively operate.

  6. Redistributing money from property rich districts to property poor districts is a good thing generally (within the confines of funding schools through local property taxes). And Austin ISD sending over 50% of tax revenues to recapture is not inherently a problem. The problem is that the remaining funds are nowhere near adequate for Austin ISD to effectively operate.

  7. I think moving forward…  on top of increasing inventory, there needs to be a realization and acceptance that a typical family can still live comfortably with less sq ftg. I know that’s a hard bias even for me to shake off, due to what a lot of us were used to growing up here in Texas. 

    This is a component of the housing crisis that doesn’t really get talked about. While populations have exploded and household sizes have shrunk, house size and lot size have also shot up. I’d bet the square footage of housing per resident in the Austin area today is 4x what it was 50 years ago.
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  8. Just now, Brisketexan said:

    Yeah....there can be a whole discussion on tax policy, and how wise it is/isn't to do it this way.  But shit, even aside from the taxes, if you took a $150k job and moved to Austin 2 years ago, you could find a decent $450k house.  Take that same job today, and good luck to ya -- I just did a quick search, and in a decent neighborhood, you can get a house in that price range in the 900sf-1300sf class.  So, you can get a place to live, but sure as shit need to adjust your expectations as to how much space you'll get.

    Oh certainly. The increased taxes is one of the least significant of the problems created by our current housing situation.

  9. 2 minutes ago, sidis said:

    because they are saying the "market" for your improvement has increased substantially.  it is fucking insane.  i love that the traviscad website has a banner across the top from with a message from the chief appraiser effectively saying "hey guys, this shit is crazy...but it is the school districts' fault."  that's a new one.  

    an increase from $1.56 to $2.7 from 2021 to 2022 seems entirely reasonable, eh?

    I mean, it's a fucking bonkers market, but it's a reasonable assessment of market value by TCAD and they're probably still undervaluing your property.

    Everybody likes to bitch about their appraisal but virtually none of those bitching would sell their house for their appraised value. 

    Attempting to fund government through property taxes on unrealized gains rather than income taxes on actual gains is idiotic and these are the consequences of that. But for reasons that defy any logic whatsoever, Texans for some reason find paying property taxes more tolerable than paying income taxes.

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  10. 7 minutes ago, yoladu said:

    overall appraisal up 71%

    now for some dumb guy questions (as i look at TravisCad statement) :

    • Is the "value limitation adjustment" the "10%" rule?
    • Because the appraised value jumped 71%, does that mean i can expect "new appraised" to increase 10% ever year for the foreseeable future?
    • I get why there would be a huge increase in "Land Market" but why would there be a huge increase on "improvement" if no improvements were done, ie: no work done on the house.

    1. Yes

    2. Probably

    3. The land vs. improvements part is pretty arbitrary and doesn't really make a difference, but also building costs have gone up significantly so the cost to rebuild your house is almost certainly higher today than it was a year ago.

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  11. Still seems like bullshit to me. The guy bringing a gun out and brandishing at the victim is absolutely a threat of violence. The victim had a legal right to be there to get his kid, and I think it's pants on head absurd that just because the victim tried to defend himself you turn your brain off and side with the shooter.
    I have no doubt the DA spiked the case. Gotta get reelected and all that.
    Brandishing a gun at someone doesn't justify you using it against them when they defend themselves.

    The DA recused so it was Paxton’s office in charge of presenting the case but yeah, they spiked it.
  12. Sorry, I don't have the tax code memorized.  Not in real estate or accounting.  I'd assume the difference between appraised and market values have to do with homestead but if they tax on market then what's the benefit of the homestead?

    The benefit of the homestead exemption is it can decrease your assessed value (by virtue of the 10% cap) and also your taxable value (by virtue of local tax exemptions) to lower numbers than your appraised value.
  13. 12 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said:

    Harris County assholes dinged me bad last year.  I had comps on my street with larger lots, larger houses, pool,  etc appraised barely higher than mine and I proposed a settlement and they basically gave me the finger. 

    Then the guy said you get taxed on market value anyway, and I said market value is irrelevant unless I'm selling...they DGAF. Then I said the building is called the Appraisal District not the Market Value District. He chuckled and admitted I had a point, but still didn't give a shit 

    What the fuck do you think an appraisal is if not an assessment of market value?

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    Sec. 23.01.  APPRAISALS GENERALLY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all taxable property is appraised at its market value as of January 1.

    Texas Tax Code Section 23.01

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  14. On 2/15/2022 at 10:42 AM, Gene Parmesan said:

    Watched it last night on HBO.  I thought is was good.  Very well acted and definitely could have trimmed it up a bit.  I'd recommend.

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    Don't really understand Blanchet's motivation to fuck with Cooper.  I guess she was just so pissed that he embarrassed her at the first showing that she had to show him that she can run circles around him? 

     

    I mostly liked it (although it was too long and I definitely liked the first hour or so more than the rest, but yeah, I didn't understand that at all either.

  15. Speaking of Hole in the Wall, I thought I read it was just barely saved. I have very distinct memories of The Reality sandwich, quarter operated pool tables and vidya games when I would go with my pops to work as a youngun. 
     
     

    It’s just north of where Dean Keaton is going to cut through to San Antonio. But Jenn’s Copies is fucked.
  16. 21 hours ago, Godzillatron said:

    This also involves taking cars off the Drag through campus for the rail line. Call your council member, they need to put the rail line underground.

    Along with your call, are you going to donate the billions necessary to cover the costs of another 3 miles of tunnel?

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