Home address: 11418 Brighton Ln

2021 Taxable Value: $208,350

Recent Sales Price: $150,000 – Over-taxed by 39%

Property tax assessments not carefully reviewed lead to paying more than your share of property taxes. Protesting the appraisal district’s market value with usually reduce your property taxes. You can reduce your property taxes with an unequal appraisal appeal. The Texas Comptroller reports 80% of 2019 property tax appeals by home owners were successful.

Many owners do not protest because they do not understand the process. Most would appeal if they know how easy it is the high chance of success. Incorrect property data such as grade, effective year built, condition, etc lead to substantial errors in appraisal district values for houses. Appraisal districts are receptive to settling property tax protests for houses at the informal level because it has only a nominal impact on the total tax base. Protesting your property taxes annually is analogous to regularly changing the oil in your car. Preventative maintenance avoids serious problems.