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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I appealed about 6 years ago when all appeals were in person and listened to about 5 people ahead of me. The appeals board members really wanted the comps that you used to be in the right time frame, which I think was 6 months before the appraisal date. Be prepared to explain why what the county used for comps aren't comparable (i.e., gut renos and you have a copy of the Redfin listing with a couple of photos vs. your 60s baths and kitchen) and why the sales you picked are. Then calculate out the average price per square foot of your comps and use it to estimate your home's value. [/quote]

Do not bother comparing your assessment to other properties' tax assessments. Our problem is that other comparable properties' assessments are much lower than ours. But our assessment is in line with recent sales so it doesn't matter. It means we bear a relatively higher tax burden than others with properties of the same value but which are under assessed. There is nothing we can do about that.[/quote]

Not only don't bother, but they won't let you and will completely ignore it. I walked into my hearing and the first thing they told me before I said anything was I can't bring up other property's assessments. LOL, I had a whole case built around that and had to adjust on the fly. They went into detail about how there was case law about this.[/quote]

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