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frayed · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:51 am Post subject: OT: Good News, property tax!

Hey fellas, I posted this a while back:

http://www.corpusfishing.com/messageboard/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10808&highlight=property+tax

funmeters1 got me a name: Velma Luna-Budd. She used to work for the Nueces County Tax office, and now represents people like me who are getting shafted with real estate valuations.

I engaged her, and she was successful in getting my assessment in line with the property's actual value, a reduction in $20,000.

Her fee was $250 (discounted rate for referrals), and she was fantastic to work with. Couldn't recommend her more strongly!

Her number is 361 949 0511.

Thanks funmeters1 and best of luck to y'all in fighting the man.
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BALZTOWAL · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

DIDN'T SHE USE TO BE THE STATE REP. I CAN UNDERSTAND HIRING AN ATTY BUT DID SHE SAVE YOU MORE THAN $250 AND WHY CAN'T YOU GO ARGUE YOURSELF- IT IS JUST A PANEL OF NUECES CITIZENS/

frayed · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:18 am Post subject:

FB PHIL · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 455

I make it a standard procedure to go to the Appraisal Office EVERY yr after getting my assessment(which always goes up), sitting down in the office of an appraiser and hashing it out. I always have been successful at getting them to at least split the difference in the raise, thus keeping my home appraisal low over the yrs. DO NOT go to their "kangeroo" court where you have to face about 6 appraisers and their lawyer who runs the proceedings, you don't stand a chance even with good documentation. I made that mistake once, but never again.

frayed · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:32 am Post subject:

Makes sense Phil.

I actually got a valuation lower than what I paid for the property, so the $250 was money well spent.

I plan to protest every year. It's especially important since I don't have a homestead exemption on the property.
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skunked · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:16 am Post subject:

Good job!

My tax appraisal on my house was ridiculous this year. I paid for a new appraisal and took it to a hearing on June 19th. I explained to them that I had paid $22000 less for the house than their appraisal and it had appraised for $20000 less than their value. They reviewed my appraisal and reduced their value accordingly. It was painless and I did it on my own.

BALZTOWAL · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject:

HOW MUCH WAS THE PRIVATE APP.

frayed · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject:

Texmaps · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:29 am Post subject:

My appraised value went up $55k this year. I was scheduled for a hearing today, but I went in yesterday to talk to an appraiser about it.

Right away, we discovered that they had my land valued at $7 a sq ft and it was supposed to be $4. The appraiser said it was a "clerical error" Shocked

That knocked off $20K. Then I got her to come down $25k on the value of the improvements. I walked out with a $10k increase but $45k less than they wanted.

I had to wait almost an hour to talk to someone but the meeting lasted less than 15 minutes.

frayed · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:55 am Post subject:

A 55k bump? Now that woulda left a hole in your wallet come December!
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Twiztedrods · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject:

They raised my appraisal $50,000 this year also, I had to go all the way to the hearing process to get it reduced by $20,000. It is still gonna hurt when I have to make higher mortgage payments next year, but it was better than getting nothing. Between taxes and insurance I will be paying more for my escrow than on the actual house Shocked

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skunked · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: