Wanted to see if I could get some opinions from the campfire crew.
I am working through building a cabin in Gillespie County. Recently had a well dug and am in the process of working with a local retired plumber to get the plumbing run in the cabin. I know that digging the well pinged with a few local authorities, even had the Hill Country Underground water authority call me so they could inspect the well. I know of 4 other wells that are being dug off of the dirt road that I am on, and I want to say 3 different very large homes are being built. Plumber is telling me that the appraisal district is flying properties with drones to keep up with the development, I know of other counties that use a Google Earth type program to do the same.
I am starting to worry about what the cabin will do to my property taxes. I have a wildlife exemption and honestly pay very little in taxes. And I hope that I can keep it that way. Just wanted to see what other ran into tax wise when they built on their property. One thought is to not have indoor plumbing so that I can make a better argumnet of it being a “cabin” and not a house. It is a 16x40 footprint, open floor plan, with no real bedrooms. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I am working through building a cabin in Gillespie County. Recently had a well dug and am in the process of working with a local retired plumber to get the plumbing run in the cabin. I know that digging the well pinged with a few local authorities, even had the Hill Country Underground water authority call me so they could inspect the well. I know of 4 other wells that are being dug off of the dirt road that I am on, and I want to say 3 different very large homes are being built. Plumber is telling me that the appraisal district is flying properties with drones to keep up with the development, I know of other counties that use a Google Earth type program to do the same.
I am starting to worry about what the cabin will do to my property taxes. I have a wildlife exemption and honestly pay very little in taxes. And I hope that I can keep it that way. Just wanted to see what other ran into tax wise when they built on their property. One thought is to not have indoor plumbing so that I can make a better argumnet of it being a “cabin” and not a house. It is a 16x40 footprint, open floor plan, with no real bedrooms. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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