Home address: 208 Forest Peak Way

2021 Taxable Value: $298,710                              

Recent Sales Price: $230,000  – Over-taxed by 30%

Appraisal district errors in setting assessed values cause Montgomery County owners to pay extra taxes. A market value appeal is based on the assessor’s value exceeding the market value of your home. Unequal appraisal appeals compare the level of assessment of your house to comparable houses, typically on a per square foot basis. Appraisal districts are generally very receptive to settling tax appeals at the informal hearing.

Many owners intended to appeal but the May 15th date slipped by with no appeal.  If you want to appeal and it is slipping your mind, consider a consultant. Mass appraisal models make it impossible for appraisal districts to accurately value most houses. Tax protests are resolved at the informal hearing since the result is within a “reasonable range of value”.  Appraisal is not an exact science and valuations are only an educated opinion of value, not a fact. Protect your home by appealing property taxes annually.