Announcing the RVIQ Savings Guarantee: We are really setting a new standard bar for property tax services this year with our biggest announcement yet, The RealValueIQ Savings Guarantee! RealValueIQ is promising every customer who purchases our RealValueIQ full-service protest package for the 2019 property tax season (prior to May 15) the following: Any customer that does […]
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For Texans Who Want Change: Appealing Property Taxes is The Quickest Way
There is one thing that leaves me discouraged about the state of our country, and that is what this blog post is about. Ironically, I wrote a blog post almost a year ago to the day in response to Dave Lieber’s “Everyone Should File a Protest” Campaign / Article in the Dallas Morning News, and we agreed […]
Something Nobody is Telling Texans about the GOP Tax Proposal
There are two major parts of the tax proposal that will effect Texans. One is obvious, and the other is far from obvious, and as is usually the case, the one that is far from obvious could have much more significant impact on the everyday Texan. But first, the obvious….. The GOP tax proposal would […]
Bexar County Residential Property Taxes: Taxation Without Representation
I warned you guys that my last Facebook Live post would not be the last you heard about this article I discovered from June of last year, interviewing Michael Amezquita, Bexar County’s Chief Appraiser about the current status of Bexar County’s commercial property taxes. Here is the link to the article, if you have not […]
RealValueIQ 2017: Full Service Ahead!
Announcing the 2017 RVIQ Savings Guarantee: We are really setting a new standard bar for property tax services this year with our biggest announcement yet, The RealValueIQ Savings Guarantee! RealValueIQ is promising every customer who purchases our RealValueIQ full-service protest package for the 2017 property tax season (prior to May 31st) the following: Any customer […]
How to File a Traditional Property Tax Protest Yourself
In 2015 the Texas Legislature passed new laws giving homeowners the ability to file their property tax protest online. Homeowners in eligible counties (with at least 500,000 residents) can file online if they meet these requirements: The property has a valid homestead exemption filed; The property is located in a homogeneous neighborhood; and The property is not […]
Debunking Property Tax Myths #1
Myth #1: Protesting Your Property Taxes Can Put You at Risk For an Increase in Property Taxes There are some common misconceptions about the property tax appeal process that I often hear from property owners who are not familiar with the property tax appeal process. For this reason we decided to create a series of […]
Property Tax Two Step: Why You Should Always Protest and Why You Should Do It Yourself
The content of this blog post will use statistics taken from the Travis Central Appraisal District from the 2014 Property Tax Season. The article containing these statistics was found in the Austin American Statesman on May 9th, 2015. RealValueIQ highly recommends reading the article in addition to this blog post, especially if you own a […]
Why Is The RealValueIQ Report Important?
The RealValueIQ report matters because it gives you, the property owner, the information you need to effectively protest your proposed taxable value. In order to understand the value of the RealValueIQ Report, we must first look at the options a property owner has in Texas when protesting their value to demonstrate inequality and receive tax […]
Your Taxpayer's Bill of Rights
As a homeowner, the Texas constitution grants you these rights: You have the right to equal and uniform taxation. You have the right to ensure that your property is appraised uniformly with similar property in your county. You have the right to have your property appraised according to generally accepted appraisal techniques and other requirements […]