Home address: 12510 County Road 283

2021 Taxable Value: $474,860

Recent Sales Price: $271,000 – Over-taxed by 75%

While most Texas home owners pay extra property taxes, there are several simple steps you can take to limit your tax bill. A market value appeal is based on the assessor’s value exceeding the market value of your home. You can reduce your property taxes with an unequal appraisal appeal. 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 are willing to settle property tax appeals because they realize their values are not precise. Property owners have a duty and responsibility to appraisal property taxes annually.  It is not prudent or reasonable to rely on the appraisal district’s estimate.