Taxes. New builds result in a tripling of tax charges each year. That decides it.
We’re actually being PREVENTED from rebuilding after the storm. Now what?
I suppose I should be relieved that we found all this out BEFORE we forced ourselves out by rebuilding. Where does that leave us, you might ask? (And even if you didn’t wonder…) I’m not sure, but it will probably be in the general vicinity of fixing the electric so that we can safely move back into the house for the second winter.
Then, who knows – maybe we’ll start over by looking into a remodel instead, where we’d keep part of the old house and build onto it. Or maybe by then, he’ll be so disgusted with the entire process that Bear will finally agree to start looking into non-Long Island/New York parts!
I can only hope.