I just submitted my online protest (Travis County) and their first settlement offer was our home being appraised $10K less than last year...thinking I take this and run...?
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I just submitted my online protest (Travis County) and their first settlement offer was our home being appraised $10K less than last year...thinking I take this and run...?
quote:TCAD got pretty cute with mine in my first year.
Mine has been really weird for the three years I've owned my home.
First year without HS exemption: up 14%
Next year with HS exemption: up 6%
This year with HS exemption: up 9.5%
The only year I bothered protesting was the first year when it went up 14%. They really didn't lower it at all when I protested.
So overall, it's pretty much been a 10% increase every year.
quote:then I gave them a number that was $1K above last years appraisal value, and their counter was 1K above that, but 10K less than their initial assessment.
Taxpayer Comments:
no significant upgrades/changes to the house since last year that would warrant an increase of $13,265 to the value. Comparables sold are not similar to this property to identify a value for.
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We've used a company to do it the last 2 years. It doesn't take up any of our time, and they've gotten it reduced pretty significantly both times.
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Protax
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They retain half of the overall savings.
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I did the online protest and they scheduled me to come in and meet with an appraiser. Guy was super nice. He used better comps than even what I brought. Dropped my home value $37k and it was an easy process. This was for WCAD.
quote:Not true in all cases. Get a realtor to help you with some comps that (hopefully) prove your house is overvalued. It's been 5 or 6 years or so, but I've done that twice and was successful both times. Go in with a realistic number that you are shooting for, and have some info to back it up, and I'd venture that you have decent odds of getting your number lowered.
I did,unless you just bought your house and are showing them your settlement statement, or have some mistake on the bill, its a waste of time. They wont do anything for you.
Zosima said:
Had you used them before? They lowered our price by $1800, but I was obviously hoping for more. I was wondering if you have been pretty happy with their services in the past, and this year was a tough year for appraisals.