Home Tax Shield charges $30 per property to cover your basic account setup and data costs (Tip: check with your trusted real estate partner for a 50% discount!). This covers us taking your home through the entire protest process…filing paperwork, compiling data that can support your case, and having our local, licensed professionals negotiate for you.
Then, when we save you money on your property taxes every year, you keep 70% of the savings and share only 30% with us. The 30% success fee is charged on your tax savings and is due in November each year (although you can pay earlier if you’d like). Here’s an example: if we reduce your appraised value from $300,000 to $280,000, multiply that $20,000 reduction by your tax rate (~2%) and you get $400 in tax savings. You would owe us 30% of that, or $120.
Be aware that some tax agents only charge a % fee and nothing up front. If they don’t see an easy reduction on your home they won’t work on it at all. You might feel like you’re getting a “better” deal, but in reality, you are not getting a professional working hard to get you a reduction.
