Home address: 504 S Jackson

2021 Taxable Value: $ 261,660

Recent Sales Price: $ 136,000 – Over-taxed by 92%

Property tax assessments not carefully reviewed lead to paying more than your share of property taxes. Appraisal districts are flexible on market value appeals given a large number of houses they value and that are protested. Unequal appraisal appeals are valid when the assessment is below market value. Winning a property tax protest is easy.  Getting property owners to appeal is hard.  Only 10% of Texan home owners appeal their property taxes.

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 settle appeals at the informal level to avoid the time-consuming and expensive appraisal review board hearings. Protest your property taxes on market value and unequal appraisal by May 15th annually.  Protest even if you do not receive a value notice.