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I know what happened to that house.It was built in Surprise, Arizona."Surprise! Your house is now worthless! Betcha didn't see that coming!".OK, bad joke. CNN Money did an article last year on how cheap some homes had gotten. Some where available for $1000 or less. http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/real_estate/thousand_dollar_homes/index.htm. But I digress. altaoaks I still think you should dig deeper into those fees and really try to find out what's going on. If they truly do charge that outrageous amount for a simple building permit, I would hate to see the annual taxes or other "living expenses" the town/county imposes. You may find it's cheaper in the long run to take a loss on the property now and move to the next county/town over.I feel your frustration. I would fall over myself. But then they'd probably charge me a fallover fee.
This is a very natural human brain effect... It's called the "lifeboat perspective".
Not to drag this on, but a buddy of mine just bought a place in Surprise. just under 2000 Sq ft, three large bedrooms, one small one and three baths. Last time it was bought (in 2006...go figure) it went for about $240K. He bought for a little over $70K. They are going to use it for a vacation home.
I can't believe some of these permit fees. They're basically saying, "Unless you're rich, don't plan on building here." $50K would put me right out of the market. We were told our permits in SC will be 'several hundred dollars'. As near as I can calculate, it will be around $400 for our house.
Any advice from you seasoned folks on the gate size? Is 12' big enough for construction purposes, or should i go with a 16' gate? any imput would be appreciated.