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covertchipmunk t1_j9rfrmm wrote

Reply to comment by toolatetobeoriginal in Please don’t shame me, but is the County of Allegheny- Weinstein taxes, the tax that your escrow typically pays? by toolatetobeoriginal

There are a lot of different agencies doing things differently for all this stuff. It can get very confusing. Also, the city sends property tax receipts in like, October, so you just get to spend 8 months wondering if they recorded your payment correctly.

Anyway, it's not just you!

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toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j9rfftr wrote

Reply to comment by covertchipmunk in Please don’t shame me, but is the County of Allegheny- Weinstein taxes, the tax that your escrow typically pays? by toolatetobeoriginal

It looks like my escrow pays it every year in March. So I’ll check back then- Ty! There was a situation where we had an escrow shortage(?) since we refinanced during the pandemic to lock in a lower interest rate. Consequently- they weren’t taking out enough in taxes for the escrow- so we wound up having the mortgagee company pay partial. But we owed a good bit out of pocket. I forget who that was payable to.

After that, and my husband not changing his address with work. I just feel like we always get something wrong.

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toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j9rdm1d wrote

Reply to comment by Minute_Helicopter_91 in Please don’t shame me, but is the County of Allegheny- Weinstein taxes, the tax that your escrow typically pays? by toolatetobeoriginal

They may- I know I get 3% for city taxes taken from my paycheck.

Then I usually pay my federal and state through turbo tax — and one other. The Jordan Tax one I’m fairly certain? Which is my local??? Which I have to do some long hand math with filling out the boxes on the paper.

I just received the Weinstein one and it looks like an invoice (sort of), and I wasn’t sure if I had to do anything with it.

Edit: I’m just really bad with this stuff and it never gets easier for me. I just want to pay my taxes.

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Flaapjack t1_j9rde5w wrote

Reply to Pros and Cons of buying a home in Greenfield by weezy020

We moved to greenfield in our late 20s prior to having kids. We have been here for 5 years and can comment on the section of the neighborhood that’s close to the giant eagle and squirrel hill. We love it.

Pros: -could afford a house with a yard. We have a big vegetable garden and so do a few of our neighbors, which is cool. The value for money is still very good, especially compared to other parts of the city.

-easy to get everywhere via car. close to 376 so can get basically anywhere very quick, including downtown, Lawrenceville, etc. Easy access to waterfront for all your suburban shopping needs.

-walkable. We can get to GE in 5 min by foot. Squirrel hill is a 20 minute walk, but we walk there very frequently in good weather even with our kids. Close to both frick and schenley parks.

-the two parks with playgrounds are nice. One has a community pool.

-the views are fantastic!!!

Cons: -the business districts immediately in greenfield have so much potential but just aren’t that great. I’d love some nice coffee shops, for example. Maybe a bakery. Etc.

-housing stock is very hit or miss

-hills—hard for biking.

-I wish there were more trees.

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covertchipmunk t1_j9rczuf wrote

Reply to comment by Snoo71538 in This gem from Nextdoor: Southside by Cocogasm

I don't think functional families instill the kind of values that lead people to put surveillance cameras everywhere, freely share footage of people who are just walking down the sidewalk, and accuse anyone who looks different of malicious intentions

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