Home address: 2216 Windsor Farms Dr

2021 Taxable Value: $312,446

Recent Sales Price: $250,000 – Overtaxed by 25%

While most Texas homeowners pay extra property taxes, there are several simple steps you can take to limit your tax bill. Most market value protests are successful, typically saving the owner hundreds or thousands of dollars. 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. The majority who appeal their Texas property taxes are successful. 

Many owners do not protest because they do not understand the process.  Most would appeal if they know how easy it is to have a high chance of success. Incorrect property data such as grade, effective year built, condition, etc lead to substantial errors in appraisal district values for 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. 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.