Re: olive tree

In Texas the homestead exemption is forever (as long as you own the house
and it's your primary residence).  Thank goodness.

On 2/13/06, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Paying off the house!  How wonderful!
> Around here people tend to go ahead and get another mortgage anyway if
> the rates are low so they can keep what is called a homestead exemption.
> If you have no mortgage you lose the exemption and your property taxes
> double...or something like that. I've never paid a house off so I can't
> say from experience.
>
>
>
> --
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> > Pam, I am so very tickled for you!!!  Both for the payoff and for the
> Olive
> > Tree!  It will be a wonderful addition.
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> > Of Pam Evans
> > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 6:31 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] olive tree
> >
> > I will do that as soon as they lift our burn ban, believe it!
> >
> > On 2/13/06, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Congratulations Pam. Did you burn the mortgage? I really enjoyed
> > > seeing that paper go up in smoke when we paid ours off.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 5:33 PM
> > > Subject: [CHAT] olive tree
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well I lost my mind again and will soon be receiving a dwarf olive
> > > > tree
> > > to
> > > > plant (for peace).  Catalog said they're hardy in zone 8.  I just
> > > > love Mediterranean plants.  Anyone else out there growing olives?  I
> > > > had to
> > > get
> > > > something new to celebrate paying off the house this week and this
> > > > just seemed appropriate.  Everyone who comes into my back yard
> > > > always
> > > comments
> > > > on
> > > > how peaceful and serene it is.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Pam Evans
> > > > Kemp TX
> > > > zone 8A
> > > >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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