[StBernard] Grant/Buyout Question

[Westley Annis]

Jer,

As I was reading your response to my comments, I hadn't scrolled far enough
down the page to see who it had written this, but somehow I just knew it had
to be you.

Thanks,
John


----- Original Message -----

>

>  "Anyway, let's get something technically, and more importantly, "legally"

> cleared up here....the terms "assessed" value and "market" value 

> (based on an appraisal) are NOT the same thing.  Any tax assessor will 

> tell you that.Yet, there are some dummies out there (i.e. people with 

> the

government

> agencies/commissions drawing up "buy out" plans) advocating the use of 

> "assessed" values as "fair market value" for a buy out plan - when 

> they

darn

> well know the values are not the same." --John Scurich"

>

> ***John, I repect your expertise in the matter, but I beg to differ 

> with your statement, "the terms "assessed" value and "market" value 

> (based on

an

> appraisal) are NOT the same thing.  Any tax assessor will tell you that."

>

> ..You're giving the accessor's office way too much credit. I was in 

> there the other day, and two of the three ladies couldn't have a clue 

> as to what

I

> was referring to when I asked about my condition in the matter. (the 

> other was Marlene which I didn't' bother to ask because she sat and 

> listened to the other two who couldn't give a straight answer)<G>..

>

> I suppose a "rented pair of monkeys" could have done the job and give 

> straighter, accurate answers to questions about value, etc. I came 

> away

with

> less info than what I went in there to acquire.

>

> Thanks for the help. It's the straightest, most useful answers I got 

> thus far from you, ..and I hardly touched going over the exact problems...

>

> I'll be in touch...

>

> Jer.