tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post2758380343448992637..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: More Mortgage Escrow ConfusionMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-23326088243620108322008-04-29T12:29:00.000-04:002008-04-29T12:29:00.000-04:00My property taxes went down quite a bit last year....My property taxes went down quite a bit last year. When my escrow was re-calculated, they dropped my monthly payment AND sent me a refund of some of the overage.<BR/><BR/>(That was real dumb of them because next year's taxes are going up so much that I'm going to have to use all the money I am saving and being refunded this year to pay my higher costs next year!)<BR/><BR/>After a while I've heard that you can request that they let you handle your own taxes and insurance instead of having an escrow account, and then you can at least be earning interest on the money while you're saving it up. But I have such a small house that the interest wouldn't add up to much, so I haven't looked into that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-87738254929098827212008-04-28T18:47:00.000-04:002008-04-28T18:47:00.000-04:00OH, that can be so frustrating! Hopefully they wil...OH, that can be so frustrating! Hopefully they will do an analysis soon. Mine is going to be done in June, so maybe yours will be done around that time too. Best of luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com