Tax Appraisals
That time of year again! Tax appraisals are coming in. Time to decide to protest or not. The first thing you need to do is contact your favorite Realtor and ask for comparables. Then decide if the solds are there to justify lowering your value. If there are no solds low enough, then you may have to resort to hiring those companies that fight for you. They will take a percentage of the savings but it does not cost you to try if they don't win. Values should not be determined on what your home would sell for in a competitive market but based on what everyone else is paying in the neighborhood. Some neighborhoods are selling well and not going down in value. We all want our values to increase just not pay more taxes on that value.No one wants to pay more taxes then their neighbor does for the same home. Fair is fair. The best of luck and you never know unless you try.
Posted at 11:57AM May 05, 2009 by Suzette Peoples in Real Estate | Comments[0]
