Ben M.
Tax increases killing cash flow
It is nice to have the equity from the appreciation we are having but the tax increase is killing my cash flow. I guess when looking at the equity on the back end it is still a win but this is making things a bit tricky
Matt Gregory
Homestead Exemption on newly acquired home
Hi BP,I purchased a home towards the end of 2018 that was under a homestead exemption for 10+ years. The property had been taxed at 240k in 2018. After the sale, Dallas county raised the appraised value up to 440k (sa...
Ana Coello
Tax Assessed Value vs Property Value
Hello Everyone!This might be a silly question but I’ve been looking at many properties on Zillow, Homesnap, Realtor, etc. and when it comes to looking at the property taxes (I know I should be more thorough but for no...
Dani C.
Property Appraisal Protest - Local Taxes - Advice
My wife and I just built a new home in a master planned community and closed in September of last year. All homes are built with the same grade lots with variations in size, and all homes are made with the same or com...
Sam Raj
Investment home/Property tax - Texas
Hey All,This is such a great forum. I am glad to have come across it!
We are in the process of buying an investment home. Property tax is pretty high at 2.7-2.8% (from what I see) in the areas we are looking for (Thi...
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Working with a realtor or not
I'm just starting out. I've been doing some property locating for other investors, but was thinking about wholesaling. I was wondering what are the advantages/disadvantages in working with a realtor or not. I've app...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Protest Home Vestors Inc. Trademarking "we buy houses"
I received this email today. Seems like a worthwhile protest to join. I know more than one investor who received cease and desist letters from these clowns, all because they were sending letters and/or post cards that...
Anthony Freeman
Tax advisor situation
Any tax advisors that can reduced the assessed tax rate on my friends apartment building?
Calvin Ly
Property Taxes- Buyer's and Seller's Contributions
Hi All,Is the seller responsible for property taxes that increase after the sale/close? The tax appraised value doubled to close to 400K. Buyer is requesting that I pay the prorated increase in property taxes. My beli...
Pablo Suarez
Newbie investor: Protesting Property Tax in Tulsa OK
Hello BP community, I purchased my first rental property in Tulsa county in Jan'23. I recently received a letter from the tax assessor explaining tax assessed value of the property increased to the purchase price I pa...