Protesting your Bexar County property taxes is not rocket science.
I just received my new 2018 proposal for my Bexar County property taxes and I bet most of you San Antonio homeowners will get yours too. They never seem to go down without protesting.
I will provide you with some tips that will help you prepare to win a property tax reduction, if you decide to go for it.
Tip #1: Imagine you have decided to sell your property and you just accepted an offer from a buyer. Your buyer hires a professional home inspector to check everything inside and outside your property. Are you concerned?
Are there any issues or damages in your property that you might repair or replace to get maximum value for your home? Walk around your property. Do you have any interior or exterior settlement cracks?
Is the interior or exterior paint faded or outdated? Is the air conditioning and heating system running smoothly or does it need maintenance? Is the flooring throughout the property in good condition, or should it be replaced?
What is the condition of the windows? Are there any cracks? When is the last time you checked your roof? Is your roof worn, missing tiles or leaking?
How about the plumbing, does it need maintenance? If you have a pool, does it need new plastering or filtration system?
Which of these items would you want to address, if you wanted to sell your property at maximum value?
Tip # 2: If you have any issues or damages, take plenty of detailed pictures. Make multiple copies because you will need them should you decide to protest your Bexar County property taxes.
Tip # 3: Next call licensed contractors to give you written estimates for repairing or replacing the damaged items. Many homeowners go to property tax hearings to protest their Bexar County property taxes with multiple invoices from licensed contractors, for their roof replacement, interior and/ or exterior painting, flooring replacement, air conditioning and heating system replacement costs, plumbing estimates and foundation repair estimates if needed. Providing proof that their assessed Bexar County property taxes should be lower.
Tip # 4: When your new proposed bill for your Bexar County property taxes comes to you in the mail, complete the attached form, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Form 50-132).
Tip # 5: Make sure you fill it out and most important, write on the form “MAIL ME THE EVIDENCE PACKET.”
You need to request the EVIDENCE PACKET! The evidence packet has all the proposed values in your neighborhood, so you will have access to all the information the tax assessor representative will use to prove your property tax assessment is worthy. And you can use the same information to prove your assessment should be lower. I recommend going in person, dropping off the Protest Form and Grabbing the Evidence packet while you are there. The Evidence Packet is a very useful tool should you decide to protest your Bexar County property taxes.
Tip # 6: I have created (3) videos about my most recent experiences. Watch the video I created when I prepared my Bexar County Taxes Protest @ https://youtu.be/dyLxlpyFVRA
Tip # 7: Watch the next video I created for protesting my 2017 Bexar County property taxes @ https://youtu.be/EsWd9s27h7o
Tip # 8: Watch video – what happened at my Bexar County property taxes protest formal hearing in 2017 @ https://youtu.be/5r9n_3NdExY
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