Texas real estate taxes

[Andrew Aladjadjian]

Happy Friday BP!

I am looking into investing in small multi-family in Texas (San Antonio, Houston, College Park) and have found an inconsistency that I can really use help with.

How can I know what my tax rate will be when purchasing in Texas? Does the city make a difference? Is there a new tax rate based on purchase price or does the current amount carry over?

Any info on this will help!

[Rick Pozos]

Hey @Andrew Aladjadjian you would have to look at the County Appraisal district. For example: 

http://bexar.trueautomation.com/clientdb/?cid=110

Bexar County which is where San Antonio is located. Check the address of the property that you are searching and in the property record, the % is shown. The biggest difference will be the school district and the city rate. Also, some cities have more taxing districts than others. PLUS some counties with low values will charge a higher % than big cities.

Every county in Texas must have an appraisal district online and public.