Can it work?

[lereg]

I've got literally tons of flat rock I could use for a terrace!

 

[tigger19687]

I won't comment on the shed/run as you have Great info here. I AM jealous as it is a great spot for your hot summers !

I will comment on the taxes. If you own Both lots (legally separated lots) then you pay taxes no matter what. IF your county has a tax for a lot that has a building ON IT (personal property) then you pay a bit more due to the building. If your building is Legally on the other lot, even by a smidge, then you will pay that extra tax.
IF the building is totally on one lot but let's say it is with in 1 foot of the other lot you will NOT PAY EXTRA TAX. It is NOT on the other lot, period.

I would get the lots Legally maped/surveyed and see where everything lays.

Also you need to check with the town to see what the laws, tax rate and how your lots are listed with them.

I had bought a house that was an Illegal 2 family. We were using it as a 1 family and taking out the stuff that made it a 2 family (a door and upstairs kitchen). We were billed as a 2 family, even though it was a 1 family listed with the town originally. The previous owner made it a 2 family, town caught wind and made him pay the 2 family rate (higher rate). Until we got the town to come in and re-assess it they would bill as a 2 family.
We never got them to come in because we did a bunch of work and X didn't want to have a higher tax bill ...
So you see, it is all how the town has it
I hope that all made sense

 

[21hens-incharge]

This is what the people that we bought the place told us. They were upset when they put the shed in because they found out after the fact.

I won't comment on the shed/run as you have Great info here. I AM jealous as it is a great spot for your hot summers !

I will comment on the taxes. If you own Both lots (legally separated lots) then you pay taxes no matter what. IF your county has a tax for a lot that has a building ON IT (personal property) then you pay a bit more due to the building. If your building is Legally on the other lot, even by a smidge, then you will pay that extra tax.
IF the building is totally on one lot but let's say it is with in 1 foot of the other lot you will NOT PAY EXTRA TAX. It is NOT on the other lot, period.

I would get the lots Legally maped/surveyed and see where everything lays.

Also you need to check with the town to see what the laws, tax rate and how your lots are listed with them.

I had bought a house that was an Illegal 2 family. We were using it as a 1 family and taking out the stuff that made it a 2 family (a door and upstairs kitchen). We were billed as a 2 family, even though it was a 1 family listed with the town originally. The previous owner made it a 2 family, town caught wind and made him pay the 2 family rate (higher rate). Until we got the town to come in and re-assess it they would bill as a 2 family.
We never got them to come in because we did a bunch of work and X didn't want to have a higher tax bill ...
So you see, it is all how the town has it
I hope that all made sense

Another thing to watch is the mortgage company.
I had property in the country. Just 2 acres. My mortgage company was set up PITI. They had us paying in enough to pay taxes on both acres but they only paid the taxes on the acre with the barn!!!!
We nearly lost the acre with the house.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

If you own Both lots (legally separated lots) then you pay taxes no matter what. IF your county has a tax for a lot that has a building ON IT (personal property) then you pay a bit more due to the building

Yes! I was going to mention that they value the land and the buildings separately. Placing a building on the other lot (I know it was just said closer), would increase the value. Just as you state. I agree with you 100% and and have bought several houses in the past. That has ALWAYS been my experience regardless of the municipality.

Moving buildings isn't easy or free. I would leave it and move forward without another thought to moving it. If another building is wanted I would build it separately. Here we can put in a 100 sq foot building without getting a permit anywhere 5 feet from out property line. Anything more than 100 sq feet requires a permit, if you neighbors who report you or when they come out to assess your property in the future.

My mortgage company also pays my property tax and insurance out of an impound account. But if you have the ability to NOT forget to do it and make sure you have the funds when it does come due... Then that's $ sitting there that could otherwise be gaining interest in another account or used to pay down credit if you owe any and save that interest immediately. Blah, blah, blah... too many possibilities plague my mind trying to get it right!

 

[kiara0927]

A little background first. We just bought a place on 2 lots, with a 12x24 shed on the property. We have been told that if we could move the shed back 5 ft, that we'd only have to pay one property tax instead of the 2 we are required to pay now. We are brand new to chickens, but I've been watching this site and picking up info for a while now.

Here's my dilemma. I was thinking that I could build my chicken coop on the back of my shed so that I could have the coop attached and it would extend to the other property. The problem is that the back of the shed is facing NE. My plans are to make the coop 12x8', and have 14 hens, but I've heard that the coop should be facing south. I live in a plateau, so the winds swirl quite often, so there's no set wind pattern here. Being in middle/east Tn, our winters aren' really too bad, but it does get down to single digits once in a while, with negatives this morning.

I guess what I'm asking is if there was away that I could make this coop work even though it won't get the winter Sun as much as it should? Thank you in advance for your replies!!

 

[lereg]

I won't comment on the shed/run as you have Great info here. I AM jealous as it is a great spot for your hot summers !

I will comment on the taxes. If you own Both lots (legally separated lots) then you pay taxes no matter what. IF your county has a tax for a lot that has a building ON IT (personal property) then you pay a bit more due to the building. If your building is Legally on the other lot, even by a smidge, then you will pay that extra tax.
IF the building is totally on one lot but let's say it is with in 1 foot of the other lot you will NOT PAY EXTRA TAX. It is NOT on the other lot, period.

I would get the lots Legally maped/surveyed and see where everything lays.

Also you need to check with the town to see what the laws, tax rate and how your lots are listed with them.

I had bought a house that was an Illegal 2 family. We were using it as a 1 family and taking out the stuff that made it a 2 family (a door and upstairs kitchen). We were billed as a 2 family, even though it was a 1 family listed with the town originally. The previous owner made it a 2 family, town caught wind and made him pay the 2 family rate (higher rate). Until we got the town to come in and re-assess it they would bill as a 2 family.
We never got them to come in because we did a bunch of work and X didn't want to have a higher tax bill ...
So you see, it is all how the town has it
I hope that all made sense

As it is set up, the properties are listed as seperate and are taxed as individual lots. Our former landlords bought the property as a vacation spot and then later on, bought he lot next to it later. After a few years, they added a shed to hold their antiques.
From what they told us before we bought the place, that if the shed would have been set 5 ft back, they could have combined the 2 lots to make them a single, large one. It wouldn't be much cheaper, but any savings we can get will help tremendously!!

 

[kiara0927]

Yes u can make it work ur idea is a great one..I live in Tn and what I did was for the winter I put a heat light or just a reg light inside the coop, you can get a timed light or whatever you like..Chickens rent to not lay much in thewinter bc of the hours of daylight but with a light they will continue to lay during winter

 

[EggSighted4Life]

As it is set up, the properties are listed as seperate and are taxed as individual lots. Our former landlords bought the property as a vacation spot and then later on, bought he lot next to it later. After a few years, they added a shed to hold their antiques.
From what they told us before we bought the place, that if the shed would have been set 5 ft back, they could have combined the 2 lots to make them a single, large one. It wouldn't be much cheaper, but any savings we can get will help tremendously!!

Without moving the shed, you can still combine the properties! You just have to go down to the county tax assessors office and do the paper work.

 

[lereg]

Yes! I was going to mention that they value the land and the buildings separately. Placing a building on the other lot (I know it was just said closer), would increase the value. Just as you state. I agree with you 100% and and have bought several houses in the past. That has ALWAYS been my experience regardless of the municipality.

Moving buildings isn't easy or free. I would leave it and move forward without another thought to moving it. If another building is wanted I would build it separately. Here we can put in a 100 sq foot building without getting a permit anywhere 5 feet from out property line. Anything more than 100 sq feet requires a permit, if you neighbors who report you or when they come out to assess your property in the future.

My mortgage company also pays my property tax and insurance out of an impound account. But if you have the ability to NOT forget to do it and make sure you have the funds when it does come due... Then that's $ sitting there that could otherwise be gaining interest in another account or used to pay down credit if you owe any and save that interest immediately. Blah, blah, blah... too many possibilities plague my mind trying to get it right!

Fortunately, we were able to pay cash for the place, we just have to wait for our other house to sell before we can get any more substantial money.

With adding the coop to the shed, I can have a wall already in place and be able to be on the other lot as well, so I think this will be more efficient for us.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I don't understand why a portable building adds tax value to property in TN.