Every year, millions of homeowners blindly pay their property tax bills, completely unaware that their local tax assessor may have overvalued their home. While hiring a professional appraiser is the most common advice for fighting these bills, it is far from the only path forward. If you do not want to spend $400 to $700 […]
Category Archives: Property Tax Assessment Appeals
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Jul
Jul
Sooner or later, property tax assessments arrive in taxpayers’ mailboxes. Then, the clock is ticking for owner to take action or the assessors wrap up will remain the same. A home’s valuation could be the house’s most recent purchase price or based on a blanket assessment of the surrounding neighborhood’s estimated property values. The actual value […]
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Jul
Jul
Once a property owner’s assessment notice reaches their mailbox, when they don’t speak up to challenge using an appeal, it’s the death sentence. The assessment stands. Even, if later in time, IF the property owner proves that the error was caused by a mistake on the assessment, could be as simple as an error in […]