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re: Any Houston area folks have an absurd property tax appraisal?
Posted on 4/23/25 at 6:45 am to Purplehaze
Posted on 4/23/25 at 6:45 am to Purplehaze
I did Ownwell twice living in Humble. They did ok the 1st time filed it got a little bit of a reduction. You have to supply info, comps etc they just file it.
Second time they totally dropped the ball didn’t file it on time, they didn’t realize until I kept calling/emailing them. I had to do it myself and then they wanted their 25% was like no sir that’s not happening.
Second time they totally dropped the ball didn’t file it on time, they didn’t realize until I kept calling/emailing them. I had to do it myself and then they wanted their 25% was like no sir that’s not happening.
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Posted on 4/23/25 at 6:58 am to NorthstarinLA
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You have to supply info, comps etc they just file it.
No wonder Onwell they cost half what a lawyer does. Novotny pulls all that data for you.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:18 am to LemmyLives
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No wonder Onwell they cost half what a lawyer does. Novotny pulls all that data for you.
O’Connor and Associates does a decent job, and you split the tax savings with them, but no charge if they can’t lower it.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:19 am to Rize
Ah yes you have now officially been welcomed to Montgomery county Texas.,,you will have to go and fight the appraisal district every year. Some years you will take back a little from them (fractions) and other years they will just pat you on the head and say silly man just move along and pay the taxes. You have to look at it as a sort of economic moat. I have been here nearly 25 years and this property tax insanity is out of control. Your insurance is going to pop about every year as well. Texas is a no income tax state but boy they get theirs via property taxes in a big way. It is tax deductible so you have that going for ya. Oh yeah and watch out for those ever rising yearly POA fees. They like to get theirs as well.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:20 am to Rize
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I’ve never contested property taxes in my life and I’ve been a home owner for the last 19 years. This one was a kick in the balls
Make sure you get in with a good one. Most are lazy tPOS who just take your money.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:23 am to Rize
Yes every year in Montgomery county
Posted on 4/23/25 at 9:54 am to Rize
Just contest it and provide your closing documents to the appraisal district as support. They'll lower it to what you paid. Its a pretty easy process.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 10:02 am to Rize
Yup, I went through this as well.
People that buy too much house are about to be in a pickle.
People that buy too much house are about to be in a pickle.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:19 am to jizzle6609
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Yup, I went through this as well. People that buy too much house are about to be in a pickle.
That’s what I’m going to try.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:24 am to Rize
Between healthcare premiums and taxes, this country is making it impossible to retire at a decent age. There’s a huge transition to retire early in other countries and I may be jumping on board soon.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:26 am to BabyTac
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Between healthcare premiums and taxes, this country is making it impossible to retire at a decent age.
You have millions, baw. You all good
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:31 am to LemmyLives
Preach. I live in Sugar Lakes and know all too well about the property tax mafia.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:32 am to BabyTac
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I may be jumping on board soon.
But you'll have to rent an office to go to for your retirement hustle.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:47 am to Rize
Yup.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 11:59 am to Rize
My property valuation surprisingly went down about $30k and we are in a high demand area.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 12:42 pm to Rize
Welcome to Houston and enjoy no state income tax.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 12:54 pm to Mr Clean
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Property tax is nearly 10 percent of my income.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 1:07 pm to Rize
In Texas homestead appraisals are capped at 10% maximum annually.
The problem with that is if your appraisal goes up 10% annually then in just over 7 years your house appraisal will have doubled.
I can vouch that my SS check will not double over the next 7 years.
The problem with that is if your appraisal goes up 10% annually then in just over 7 years your house appraisal will have doubled.
I can vouch that my SS check will not double over the next 7 years.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 1:09 pm to bleeng
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I can vouch that my SS check will not double over the next 7 years.
Seniors have an increased exemption and capped taxes, and the state legislature is working to increase the tax cuts for seniors
Posted on 4/23/25 at 1:51 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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find this hard to believe as if the house sales, the jurisdictions use the sale price as the value 99% of the time. And even if it’s true, your taxable value can only go up 10% per year.
25 yrs ago I worked for the company that took over Montgomery County's tax and appraisal software from a legacy provider.
Unless the law has changed 10% is the just the max threshold your appraised value can increase without you being able to protest it.
So yea an increase of >10% happens often. But you can request to have it explained and validated or else reduced.
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