This is why we have never bought a nicer home. We know folks paying property taxes in the high four to mid five figures per year. We refuse to do it.
I don’t blame you. Btw, very few people “buy up” in CA for good reason. They’d get killed on prop 13 if they sell and attempt to buy up into a nicer property. This would cause their property taxes to double or triple. This is the exact reason why so many properties in S.CA are sold to foreign national with big $$. It’s tough s**t for those who’ve lived there all their lives, or their off spring, so most head out of state, just so they can afford a home.
I never thought I’d see anything like this.