A Ca. Property Tax Question, Please Advice

[mdman126]

What is the name of your state?ca.
Hi everyone, i am planning to demolish my old garage which is a detached one and make it bigger and also put a room on top. the old garage was 400 square feet, but the new one is gonna be: first floor 485 SF and second floor 450 SF. and the total cost to build it is $30,000, i am planning to put a bathroom, a vanity and a shower upstairs. now my questions are:

a- how much will be added to my property taxes every year (roughly)?

b- i have heard adding drywall, bathroom and shower to the second floor will result in more Taxes as opposed to just a room without those, is this true ?

thanks

[Snipes5]

Call your city hall and ask them.

This isn't the sort of question we can answer here. Each city and town within a state is different. Even so, your taxes won't go up until your property is reassessed after the improvements. For example, they reassess every four years. So if property is improved in year one, it could be three years before there are any significant tax changes.

You will want to ask them the mill rate, which is the amount per thousand that property is taxed in your city. Then estimate the value of your home after improvements, and calculate the approximate property taxes that way.

Snipes