[Screamname]

I tell my parents all the time to move, they just won`t do it. My mother is Scottish so you can understand the stubborn streak, but I get very worried at times that something may happen to them such as an illness and they can`t work, and when that happens the liberal predators of Sue York state will come in and rip them to shreds, take everything they have from them. I keep telling them to consider New Hampshire which has no local taxes I understand, and has similar low property taxes like the amount you said, but they will not even consider it. It drives me NUTS! Sometimes I think they are self destructive.

[AmericaUnited]

Your parents need to vote with their feet and let those tax hellholes like NY collapse.

[Indy Pendance]

I'll bet they can sell their house for a LOT of money and relocate to a nicer place. A decent house here, with all the bells and whistles, a max, with a good size lot (an acre or more) will be around 250k, and that's a retirement kind of house (they'd be top of the line). If they're hooked up to city water and sewer, probably 5000 in taxes. Well and septic, probably 2500 in taxes. Their house is worth a lot considering it's in a really good location. They can set up an escrow and have their taxes paid annually. They just have to let go of the 'memories' and move on. Good luck. We got my parents to relocate from the city, and they love it now. They're in their mid 70's. They're living in a small town, about 500 people, 25 miles from the 'big city' of 75k.