• GroundedGator@lemmy.world
    9·
    22 days ago

    I knew of a house like this in another state and I’m guessing this one was done for the same reason. Hiding from the tax man. Buy some land, build a barn, get it on the tax rolls as an uninhabited structure and finally build your fully functional home inside.

    I’m guessing this will be a headache of a sale. The taxes on Zillow didn’t make much sense.

    • Furbag@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      21 days ago

      I never would have guessed, but that makes a lot of sense now. I’m on board with the theory that it’s a big tax scam of some sort.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
      1·
      21 days ago

      The property tax? I checked a couple other listings of traditional homes around $160k in tbe same town and they showed nothing for taxes with assessed values around $10k which doesn’t make any sense to me either.

    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      21 days ago

      I was curious about how the zoning works on it. (I also have not a clue how planning permission works in the US)
      It doesn’t look like any external windows, so maybe it’s a “this is technically industrial/farm space, but oh look, there is a bed and a kitchen, fancy that!” sort of deal.