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Adjustments to Comp Sales: Class
Here we’ll discuss Class adjustments to comparable sales when you present a property tax protest to your Texas Appraisal Review Board. You must adjust to make a credible case.
Adjustments to Comp Sales: General
Adjustments to comparable sales are critical to supporting your property tax protest before your Texas Appraisal Review Board. We’ll show you how to use them . . .
Can the Appraisal District Ignore a Down Market?
Appraisal districts in recent years have discounted foreclosure sale prices as being “not arms length”. Revisions to the Property Tax Code effective in 2010 change that and the effect on your taxable value can be significant . . .
Inequality of Appraisal: Its Own Reason to Protest
Inequality of Appraisal is its own reason to protest your property’s taxable value because Texas appraisal districts grant Inequality on a mass basis. If you protest and qualify, it’s yours. If you don’t protest, it’s not.
The New Economy and Your Property Taxes
Many don’t realize that the Information Economy affects whether or not you’ll pay only your fair share of Texas property taxes. Texas appraisal districts now know more than you can imagine — or can reasonably acquire — about your property and its market . . .
Appraisal districts know more than you can imagine (or can acquire) about your property.
File Yourself or Hire a Pro: Either Way We Help You Get What You Deserve!
Whether you file your own Texas property tax protest or hire a pro, we’ll help you do it right! Our Five Free Tips will . . .
Your Right to Protest Your Texas Property Taxes
Texans have the unrestricted right to protest their property taxes once every year in May. But the season for property tax protests doesn’t end then. And it’s not limited to this year; you can go back five years . . .
Housing Tax Credit Effect on Your Texas Property Tax Protest
If you intend to protest the appraisal value of your home this year it will be important to determine whether the comparable sales you use or those which the appraisal district uses come from first time home buyers (before November 30) or relocators (before April 30) because. . .
A Penny Saved Can Be Worth Three Cents
A property tax reduction this year could survive for two or more years because
Will my mortgage payment be reduced?
You must notify your mortgage company of your reduction if you want your monthly escrow payments reduced. As evidence of the reduction you can
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