[TheForge] surveys & deeds

[Bruce .]

I had to look up "allodial title" to understand what you were talking
about.  The Wikipedia article suggests that it is not now possible to
obtain allodial tital in the US.

When I was a kid in CA, my father (who later became a realtor) told me
about "homesteading" by which (paperwork?) one could prevent loss of
one's home by foreclosure.  Later, when I bought a home in CA, he said
nothing to me about it (and I'd long forgotten about it), but he was
co-owner so possibly he filed for me -- I don't know.

Anyway, where taxes are reasonable, I have no problem paying them.
But there's no question that we live in an era -- in some locations --
of runaway taxes.

On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
>
>
> On 4/21/2012 7:14 PM, David E. Smucker wrote:
>> Andy,  I don't know about your area in WV but around here in Western NC it
>> was very common for land owner's to have their deeds call out fewer acres
>> than actual by the survey lines.  It was all part of paying lower taxes !!
>> But you damn well better now go onto my property or fool with it in any way.
>
>        I suppose that is a possibility, but the taxes here are so stupidly low
> I'm not sure if even these here hillbillies would bother.  I paid $288
> on 100 acres.  Now that we're in the big city we're paying $500 on 13
> (or is it 15?) acres.  Still not too bad when you compare it with tax
> hells like NY and NJ.  I knew someone in Jackson TWP NJ who in the late
> 80s was paying $34K/year on a split level on about an acre!  There were
> no ratables and in typical NJ fashion the twp. was going apey building
> schools, so they socked it to the residents... as usual.
>
>        However, here in WV it is a felony, of all things, to record a false or
> misleading deed, so I am not sure too many people here would want to end
> up in prison to save a very few dollars.  What I'd like to know whether
> there is any state where one can obtain allodial title to property.  I
> doubt it, but would like to know for certain.
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Bruce
NJ