Home address: 6000 Pepperport Ln

2021 Taxable Value: $935,277

Recent Sales Price: $730,000 – Over-taxed by 28%

Appraisal district errors in setting assessed values cause Denton County owners to pay extra taxes. A market value appeal is based on the assessor’s value exceeding the market value of your home. An unequal appraisal appeal is easy to prepare.  Just find neighborhood homes with a lower level of assessment (per square foot).  Summarize the data in a table. Appraisal districts are generally very receptive to settling tax appeals at the informal hearing. 

Some property owners do not appeal due to a concern the appraisal district will want to inspect their house.  However, the appraisal district is MUCH too busy during the appeal season to even think about asking to inspect a property.  Assessors do not visit houses because of appeals. It is difficult for appraisal districts to accurately value homes since they rarely or never see the houses. Appraisal districts are willing to settle property tax appeals because they realize their values are not precise. Not appealing your property taxes annually is the equivalent of volunteering to pay extra property taxes.