@Safety44...here in Kentucky they do not do appraisals yearly , we had an appraisal at our request 4 years ago & & it has remained the same as it was 11 years ago . We had a custom built 10 X 20 shed put up on the back of the property $6,000. custom fence around the pool $7,500. New double driveway large enough to park 12 cars $20,000. railing on the front porch $1,200. 23 New windows & 4 doors & new garage double garage door $8,000. Plus a new roof $8,500. & $30,000 for a new kitchen . When we showed all our receipts to the guy he said all of these items were expected to be in or on the home , except for the pool & a pool will not increase the value of your home . So in Kentucky no matter how much work you do on your home , no matter how much money you spend on improvements it will not increase the value of your home. The only way you can increase the value of your home is to sell it for a higher price than what you paid & then they will charge the new owners taxes on what they paid for your house. Here in Kentucky we also have to pay property taxes on our vehicles , boats , trailers , etc. every year . This year we had to pay $950.00 in vehicle taxes , plus $2,800 in property taxes on our home . We would like to move to Florida where there is no vehicle property tax & no income tax . We were spoiled when we lived in Texas , but the heat & humidity got to my asthma , so we had o move back to Kentucky . We tried Florida , but the same heat & humidity problem . So we are stuck in Kentucky . 4951