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jrc · 11-17-2005, 09:52 AM

Woodsy is right, the view tax and water front tax are not separate taxes but rolled into the property tax because properties with a view or waterfront cost more.
I recently sold a condo in Samoset and to set the sell price we looked at recent sales. Samoset has over a hundred condos, some are near the water, and some have water views. So a unit far away from the water, with a no view, might be sell for and be taxed at $275K, the same size unit with a view of the water will be valued and taxed at $325K. A water front unit will cost more like $450K. So you could say there is a waterfront tax and a view tax.

But a three bedroom unit will be 25% more value and tax than a two bedroom, so do we have a bedroom tax? An end unit costs more than a middle unit, so now we have an end unit tax. A clean unit commands a better price than a worn out place, so now we have a cleanliness tax.

11-17-2005, 09:52 AM	#8
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Property values Woodsy is right, the view tax and water front tax are not separate taxes but rolled into the property tax because properties with a view or waterfront cost more. I recently sold a condo in Samoset and to set the sell price we looked at recent sales. Samoset has over a hundred condos, some are near the water, and some have water views. So a unit far away from the water, with a no view, might be sell for and be taxed at $275K, the same size unit with a view of the water will be valued and taxed at $325K. A water front unit will cost more like $450K. So you could say there is a waterfront tax and a view tax. But a three bedroom unit will be 25% more value and tax than a two bedroom, so do we have a bedroom tax? An end unit costs more than a middle unit, so now we have an end unit tax. A clean unit commands a better price than a worn out place, so now we have a cleanliness tax.