I was checking on some homes for sale in B-E but the last time I checked, for most, property tax was like $7000 on a $15,000 home. That was late 2008. Has the property tax valuations been lowered to reflect more realistic market values or are they still unbelievably high?

I can afford a couple of homes full cash but what's the point if my taxes are $7000 and I could not escrow due to no mortgage.

Plus I noticed right off the bat that there are a LOT less homes offered for sale on the B-E Association website. Improvement? Sounds like some people have purchased homes in the past 2 years.