Tyler Durden said:iacrenter said:No Quarter said:Lambert Ranch's Mello Roos are baked into the purchase price. No way the government gives up a chance to make some $$$. And obviously, the builder / developer is going to pass that cost on to the buyer.
When LR started selling the Grove last year I thought it was ~$1.3M for their smallest plan (4000sqft) and no MR. LaCresta is selling for ~$1.5M + MR for their largest plan (4000sqft).
That was their "official line"... but if they just figured approx. $4k in MR (this is the LaCresta number) x 30yrs = $120K and just upped the minimum prices in LR by that amount from what they would have been if they listed the MR separately, folks are still paying it albeit in another form.
For example, this is the equivalent of paying a separate baggage fee from your airline or having them add it into the ticket price.