Texas property tax law changes every few years. See the latest posts for the most up-to-date information.
To present the best case at your hearing, be prepared to make BOTH a sales argument AND an equity argument:
To present the best case at your hearing, be prepared to make BOTH a sales argument AND an equity argument:
The Sales argument looks at homes like yours that sold recently to see if your value is fair.
The Equity argument looks at ALL homes like yours, even if they didn’t sell recently.
Now the fun part. You must “adjust” the value of every home in your case up or down when it has a characteristic that differs from your home.
It’s very important to get this step correct, otherwise, the county won’t accept your case.
The entire protest process takes 3–4-months and requires hours of research and case preparation to be successful.