For some people having your property valued at double or triple what you're told it's worth could be a catalyst to sell.

But for Emmaly and David Gridley all that valuation represented was a hefty bill — and it happened twice.

Their Moe property — which doesn't have power or running water — was valued at $2.3 million this year by Victoria's Valuer-General. They got a land tax bill of $32,710.

The year prior the property was valued at $1.6 million and the couple received a land tax bill of $20,760.

The property is more than 100 kilometres east of Melbourne and was purchased for $440,000 in 2020.

Mr Gridley said when he first received the $1.6 million valuation he was excited.

"Initially I was like, okay, you've got a windfall there," Mr Gridley told 7.30.

Then reality set in as he re

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