Home address: 11677 Grandview Dr

2021 Taxable Value: $944,210                                        

Recent Sales Price: $730,000 – Over-taxed by 29%

Appraisal district errors in setting assessed values cause Montgomery County owners to pay extra 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. The Texas Comptroller reports 80% of 2019 property tax appeals by homeowners were successful.

Some homeowners believe “you can’t fight city hall.”  But property owners win 60 to 80% of property tax appeals. One reason it is difficult for appraisal districts to correctly value homes is they are not homogenous.  Some have been remodeled and some haven’t. Appraisal districts aggressively settle appeals since they have only 65 days to settle most of the appeals. 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.