Personally, it's technically not your property. "Owning" land is a bizarre concept from the get-go. Earth never set up an "I call dibs" system, and that we have one now is part of the reason we have so much suffering. At any minute the planet can take those things away: floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, termites, ants... and ultimately death.

The other issue is that you only "own" so long as you pay taxes. Skip those taxes, and you're out on the street.

And ultimately, the idea that anything is "mine" is out of sync with nature. We all share this place: predator and prey, animal and parasite, plants and animals... Even who I am affects those around me... especially those who love me. So even "I" am not "my." Who I am, what I do, has a definite impact on others.

So they don’t sell your house to someone who will pay their share of the town expenses.

Because otherwise all the people who are giving you a free ride will cheer as you get arrested and punished.

“Taxes are the price we pay for civilization.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes​

It is a great tax write off. It pays to keep rotten kids in school. If your house is on fire, taxes will pay for the fire department to put the fire out. Pot holes will be filled. A tornado siren will alert you to danger.

Do you get town water,sewer, police, firedept, schools, library, public works, snow removal, ambulance by the town? Good reasons huh?

Seriously? Do you want to help fund a fire department, so your property won't be lost in a house fire? Do you want to help fund emergency medical services? How about paying for roads so you can drive safely in your community? Isn't it to your advantage to have well-educated neighbors? They'll need schools. All these things are funded through taxes.