"If our mortgage goes up (homeowner insurance) and property tax (which already went up), plus the gasoline tax, general excise tax and every other tax, we may become homeless. If we sell our house, that will be taxed, too."

Well, best be looking up travel rates at Expedia cause your wonderful city council just approved a measure to use property taxes for rail funding.  It's how they're trying to keep your housing affordable for you...like they always say.  :/