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Old 12-13-2007, 02:14 PM   #5
glatt
 
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
As a side note, I can't find a cite on this in either direction, but as far as I know there is no "sales tax" for the purchaser of a home. There can be a tax on the profit to the seller of the home, but there are exclusions that make that really only apply to investors who are not living in the house.
That's true, but there is a property tax on a house. You don't find property tax on something like a hammer, even though a hammer will usually last just as long.
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