Home address: 8200 Corner wood Dr

2021 Taxable Value: $458,496

Recent Sales Price: $276,000 – Over-taxed by 66%

Half or more of Texas homeowners are paying more than their fair share of property taxes. One option to reduce your property taxes is to protest the market value. Property owners can appeal both market value and unequal appraisal. Woody Allen said “80% of success is showing up”. The same is true of property taxes. If you file an appeal and attend the hearing, your chance of reducing your property taxes is excellent.

Some property owners do not appeal due to a concern the appraisal district will want to inspect their house. However, the appraisal district is MUCH too busy during the appeal season to even think about asking to inspect a property. Assessors do not visit houses because of appeals. It is impossible for 2,272 Texas appraisal district appraisers to track physical condition and value for over 20 million properties. Appraisal districts aggressively settle appeals since they have only 65 days to settle most of the appeals.Protesting your property taxes annually is analogous to regularly changing the oil in your car. Preventative maintenance avoids serious problems.