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"Orval Fairbairn" <orfairbairn@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:orfairbairn-2D39C0.22334002112005@news1.east.earthlink.net...
> In article <qweaf.4549$Y61.1447@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com>,
> ".Blueskies." <nospamblueskies@ameritech1.net> wrote:
>
>> "Jeff" <jeffrey.letempt@us.army.mil> wrote in message
>> news:1130958632.203561.199580@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >I'm trying to buy a piece of property that will allow me to have a
>> > 3000' (or so) grass runway. We would build a house on the property
>> > that would be our only residence. I've been looking around for some
>> > home plans that incorporate a hangar attached to the home, but haven't
>> > had much success. I've found a few pictures of hangar doors on
>> > airport homes, but that is about it. Short of hiring a designer, do
>> > you know of any resources or web site with examples of airport homes?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Jeff
>> >
>>
>> Are you really sure you want the house and hangar together? Insurance can be
>> higher and some building codes limit the
>> size of 'garages'. You will want as big a hangar as you can afford to build
>> and heat...
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> Here in FL the hangar (with home) is part of your homestead and gives
> you some major property tax advantages. Property taxes can only be
> raised 3%/year on homestead property, while "commercial" property is
> taxed at "full market value."
>
> This has hurt a lot of people who purchased hangars a few years ago and
> now see their property taxes on their hangars exceeding the taxes on
> their homes!
I didn't mean to build the hanger at some far away place, I meant to keep it
separate from the house but on the same
parcel; certainly not as some commercial venture...
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