>>2335559I agree and I'm a lifelong Texan
>>2335749Not when property value spikes faster than your income.
>>2336070Retard takes like this will make it impossible to hold land in TX soon enough.
While living out in the middle of nowhere is nice it's also not really in line with getting a good education for your kids or having a well paid job
>>in b4 blue collar jobsyah yah we get it, my father worked them, it wouldn't be bad but it's not really sustainable depending on what it is. For him it wasn't, being a mechanic. Can't lift transmissions when you're 70, or when you have a broken sternum from a car accident, and everyone you hire is half retarded and useless.
The problem is even 2 hours out from DFW, past Stephenville you will pay $15k/acre with nothing on it. Without agg exemption it will be impossible to own. My shit shack in the metroplex went from $188k in 2016 to $370k today and had it not been for homestead exemption my taxes would go from $4300/yr to $8500. Going to Weatherford won't fix that either. The only place that will fix taxes (outside agg exempt) is a place that doesn't need the taxes - meaning the schools suck. A good choice for someone who wants to homeschool I suppose.
Beyond that, property tax and don't forget sales tax (some of the highest in the nation) will eat you up. It is impossible to build wealth via property for a prosperous future for you and your children. If I plan on having $500-600k worth of property in the next decade I better be prepared to foot the $14000/yr tax bill that comes with it. Or get agg exemption, which I wouldn't mind, but it takes more than just homesteading...
I would much rather have a tax based on my income so I know when I get laid off or business is slow, I can still hold what is mine. Property tax is essentially a tax on unrealized gains. Most people would be better off paying a 4% income tax, seeing property values currently.
