Comments on: An almost perfect real-world hack http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/ { on programming and the internets, every monday } Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ike Ahnoklast http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-28272 Ike Ahnoklast Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:16:58 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-28272 Care to share your source codes? Care to share your source codes?

]]> By: paygatevc http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-26428 paygatevc Sat, 15 May 2010 04:55:05 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-26428 cuughhyh cuughhyh

]]> By: StephanJade http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25702 StephanJade Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:26:54 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-25702 Great article you got here. It would be great to read more about that topic. Great article you got here. It would be great to read more about that topic.

]]> By: Annie ( Real Estate Investment Property ) Wagner http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25590 Annie ( Real Estate Investment Property ) Wagner Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:34:02 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-25590 Excellent blog this lbrandy.com well done and I am really pleased to see : this it's just what I needed to know. It's taken me literally 3 hours and 21 minutes of searching the web to find lbrandy.com (joke) ;) But seriously I am really interested in Agent normally and so I shall be very pleased to become a regular visitor Best Regards Excellent blog this lbrandy.com well done and I am really pleased to see : this it’s just what I needed to know.
It’s taken me literally 3 hours and 21 minutes of searching the web to find lbrandy.com (joke) ;)
But seriously I am really interested in Agent normally and so I shall be very pleased to become a regular visitor

Best Regards

]]> By: MrPgh http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-18781 MrPgh Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:16:54 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-18781 You should have fought at that time to have your assessment lowered so you actually could end up paying less in taxes. You should have fought at that time to have your assessment lowered so you actually could end up paying less in taxes.

]]> By: Matthew http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-17253 Matthew Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:59:08 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-17253 HAHA! Half-way through your intro, I was thinking, \Gee, this sounds a lot like where I live. My neighbors just went through something like this.\ Then you went down and gave the like to the Allegheny county website! Welcome to the twisted world of Pittsburgh property taxes. HAHA! Half-way through your intro, I was thinking, \Gee, this sounds a lot like where I live. My neighbors just went through something like this.\ Then you went down and gave the like to the Allegheny county website! Welcome to the twisted world of Pittsburgh property taxes.

]]> By: David http://lbrandy.com/blog/2009/08/an-almost-perfect-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-17009 David Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:55:28 +0000 http://lbrandy.com/blog/?p=938#comment-17009 I do the same thing -- scraping the county website using custom python scripts, and dump the data into MySQL for analysis. It produces good results; but the best data comes from MLS records of recent home sales in our area. A realestate agent can pull those records (since up-to-date data is apparently secret.) This year, the recent-sales data has shown the best case for arguing against the supposed 20% value-increase that the county is asking for. For us, property taxes are the primary funding source for public schools. And the schools need it, so taxes keep going up. Unfortunately, it puts an undue burden on home owners and drives the cost of living up. It also means that you're arguing two different things -- the schools/city wants the money, and you want a a fair market estimate. I do the same thing — scraping the county website using custom python scripts, and dump the data into MySQL for analysis. It produces good results; but the best data comes from MLS records of recent home sales in our area. A realestate agent can pull those records (since up-to-date data is apparently secret.) This year, the recent-sales data has shown the best case for arguing against the supposed 20% value-increase that the county is asking for.

For us, property taxes are the primary funding source for public schools. And the schools need it, so taxes keep going up. Unfortunately, it puts an undue burden on home owners and drives the cost of living up. It also means that you’re arguing two different things — the schools/city wants the money, and you want a a fair market estimate.

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