I just had the oddest encounter with the appraisal district that I have ever dealt with. I had a complete data packet showing unequal appraisal. It clearly showed my home over 20% higher than all my next door neighbors and other houses on my street next to them (I presented 5 comps).

They completely disregarded my presentation and told me that they didn't have to give me a reasoning behind their numbers, or a reason as to why my data was not valid or a reason decision. The most intelligent answer I got from the appraiser was "I don't know, they come from the computer program".

I felt like they just had canned answers, were unwilling to answer questions, and just didn't even want to discuss my case.

Does anyone know what the next step is with this? Is it engaging an attorney and taking this to district court? Is there some sort of appeal process or mediation you have to do first?

Thanks in advance.

Arbitration is you most cost effective option. State will assign an arbitrator, both side submit evidence then you will have a phone hearing. I have had much better luck with it than the board in the past. I think boards around the state are all becoming like this. It is all about their computer program. Here is what I have found. They use "adjustments" for areas it is really hard to define or argue. For example they say "well your neighbors house that sold had a much bigger porch than yours so we adjusted xx amount". They wont base it on price per foot like appraisers or the way real people actually value a home. They also love to go way up on land value. In an older neighborhood where there are no comps it is very hard to argue. Long story short, they just make up numbers and plug them into their program

Yeah, I had a complete 6-7 page color data packet. It included pictures, square footages, etc. for 5 comps that are my direct next door neighbors and across the street neighbors. All single story, built in the same timeframe, etc. The Washington County appraisal district is in for some long months of aggravation out of me. I just may sue them for other costs in addition to the appraisal value. They want a fight, well they've got one.

This is how egregious this was (was one of the charts in the presentation - all direct neighboring houses):

https://imgur.com/a/48pir3n

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