My house value went down this past year but the clowns want to charge me more property taxes. Did ownwell and they say can save $2700 but not sure where the catch is.

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Posted by billjamin

Houston

Member since Jun 2019

18434 posts

Posted on 6/11/26 at 1:16 pm to fareplay

I do it every year. Sometimes they save me money and charge me a fee based of what they save me and other years when they don't save me anything its like $25 fee.

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Posted by CatfishJohn

Member since Jun 2020

20646 posts

Posted on 6/11/26 at 1:18 pm to fareplay

I argued mine myself with the County a few years ago by posting evidence of "comps" near me that were way less $ per sq ft. They have a website where I live where you can submit appeals with supporting info.

It worked. The comps I used were across a divide that no one crosses and looked like shacks. My neighborhood is pseudo-gated. I got away with one.

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Posted by The Boat

Member since Oct 2008

177559 posts

Posted on 6/11/26 at 1:21 pm to fareplay

They tried to nail us with a value 80k higher than what we paid for our house for the year we bought it. The house is worth what someone will pay for it, fricking idiots. Won that dispute.

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Posted by fareplay

Member since Nov 2012

6608 posts

Posted on 6/11/26 at 1:21 pm to billjamin

Ok this makes more sense. Ever since I become a home owner, I recognize how big of a scam prop taxes are.

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Posted by X123F45

Member since Apr 2015

29862 posts

Posted on 6/11/26 at 1:22 pm to fareplay

Yes. I have a house on the far side of my property that I need to tear down. Every year they send me a bill for 1900 more than they should, I call back and it goes to $32 after explaining I intend to demo.

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