Home address: 1203 W Cuthbert Av
2021 Taxable Value: $279,120      
Recent Sales Price: $180,000  – Over-taxed by 55%

Most homeowners who do not appeal annually pay excess property taxes. Protesting the appraisal district’s market value will usually reduce your property taxes. You can reduce your property taxes with an unequal appraisal appeal. Property tax appeals are often won with a smile and a bit of data.

Many owners do not protest because they do not understand the process. Most would appeal if they know how easy it is to have a high chance of success. It is difficult for appraisal districts to accurately value houses due to limited staff. Appraisal districts settle appeals at the informal level to avoid the time-consuming and expensive appraisal review board hearings. Property taxes are the largest tax most Texans face. But it is a stealth tax hidden in the mortgage payment disguising the size of property taxes paid.