How Property Tax Appeal/Protest Works

No, you do not need to come to the hearings. All we need from you is a signed form which gives us the authority to protest your property taxes for you. Without this form filled out, the engagement agreement, and payment, we cannot represent you.

Yes, we need your signed form, engagement agreement, and payment prior to our representation of you beginning. If you have any photos of the condition of your property, those are helpful as well. Finally, if your contact information changes during our representation of you, please let us know.

If we feel that we need to take our own photos of your property, we will coordinate with you to have one of our staff members come to your home. Sometimes, but very rarely, if the appraisal district feels that there may be a square footage miscalculation, they may need to do a field inspection. Again, this is rare. The appraisal district is busy during property tax protest season. So the likelihood of them visiting your property is very small. Again, we request that if you have photographs of your property that help with showing the condition of your property, you send them to us, referencing your property address.

Yes, the Texas Comptroller imposes a May 31 deadline. Some exceptions may apply.

No. For residential properties, we believe our flat fees are reasonable and fair. If you own commercial properties, please contact our office directly for those fees.

No. Property tax assessments are different than real estate assessments for the sale of a property. When you choose to sell your home, your licensed real estate professional will be able to guide you in the real estate market and the value of your home for sale. Property tax appraisals are a measurement of your property’s worth, but not what people are willing to pay for your home.

We do not believe there is a risk in hiring us. Sometimes, the appraisal panel may choose to raise property value assessments. However, this is very rarely done. If we feel that protesting your property taxes is not going to be favorable, we will let you know immediately. If this is the case, and you ask us to stop our protest and withdraw our representation, prior to our attendance at a hearing, we will refund you $100.

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee savings. We feel our flat fees are reasonable and fair for the time involved in protesting your property taxes. We will guarantee that we will do our best to reduce your property taxes. But it must be said that not all properties are over-appraised. So if your property is not over-appraised, we cannot reduce your property taxes as they are either correctly valued or already below appraisal values for your area. If, prior to going to a hearing we feel your property taxes are appraised appropriately or under-appraised, we will let you know. If you decide to withdraw your protest prior to our attendance at a hearing, we will refund you $100 of your flat fee.