Come Stitch With Me

Last week, the property assessor’s office sent two field techs to remeasure our home. Today, I heard back from the appraiser regarding our new value based on the corrected measurements. It’s actually better than the value I’d requested and is totally in line with the neighbor’s house most like ours. There’s paperwork to be signed if I agreed with the valuation. You bet I signed that paperwork and sent it right back electronically!

Now, we wait for the revised value to go through the approvals process and our tax bill to be revised. I paid the appeal amount in mid-October. Looks like I’ll owe them $400 more, which is still significantly less than our original tax bill.

Our assessed value will be frozen for three years. I was cautioned that the freeze might cause a significant increase once the it’s lifted in 2027. Fine by me. We’ll be at the magic age to be exempt from paying school taxes by then. Any increase in value really won’t impact us that much from a property tax standpoint.

Take away: Check to make sure your property appraiser has the correct information on file for your home. Mistakes happen. If you don’t understand how to read your property card, call them (preferably outside of tax season).

I’m glad I listened to my gut insisting something wasn’t right. The final outcome was definitely worth all the prep work.