Home address: 127 Saint Marys Dr
2021 Taxable Value: $293,666
Recent Sales Price: $235,000 – Over-taxed by 25%
Most home owners who do not appeal annually pay excess property taxes. Protesting the appraisal district’s market value with usually reduce your property taxes. Unequal appraisal appeals compare the level of assessment of your house to comparable houses, typically on a per square foot basis. Winning a property tax protest is easy. Getting property owners to appeal is hard. Only 10% of Texan home owners appeal their property taxes.
Many owners intended to appeal but the May 15th date slipped by with no appeal. If you want to appeal and it is slipping your mind, consider a consultant. Incorrect property data such as grade, effective year built, condition, etc lead to substantial errors in appraisal district values for houses. Incorrect property data such as grade, effective year built, condition, etc lead to substantial errors in appraisal district values for houses. Property taxes are the largest tax most Texans face. But it is a stealth tax hidden in the mortgage payment, disguising the size of property taxes paid.