Sometimes, a county or subdivision will charge a special assessment to cover the cost of providing certain services, such as hospitals or schools.

These are in addition to the regular annual property tax and may sometimes be billed separately so they will not show up in the annual tax statement.

However, any special assessments should appear in the treasurer’s online records.

Thus, be sure to check with the county and factor in any special assessments as you are thinking about a property’s carrying costs.

In addition, if you are buying multiple properties, you may want to give the assessor a call.

In some counties, the assessment will only be charged once per owner.

So if you are buying multiple properties, you will only pay the special assessment once.