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How can I find out who to hire to appeal my property taxes? A lawyer, real estate appraiser? Are there companies who only do this work?
I'm in Sussex County.
Honestly, you can do it yourself. It is not that difficult. However, It may help to use an appraisal, ( from an appraiser) and perhaps you can have a realtor on call if needed to present the case to the tax board.
Don't forget, that the town can be within 15% of actual (market) value, and would not grant an appeal.
And yes, there are companies ready to do this for you.
My main concern is that I'm appraised at a much higher value than my neighbors who have similar homes. Houses near me are newer, bigger and appraised lower. Thats what is very unfair to me.
My main concern is that I'm appraised at a much higher value than my neighbors who have similar homes. Houses near me are newer, bigger and appraised lower. Thats what is very unfair to me.
That has nothing to do with it. You need sales, only sales as your comps. I believe the sales must be between oct 2011 and oct 2012. The appraised value of other houses cannot be used as comps.
I think what you mean is assessed. The equation is quite simple. The hard part, is to determine what the actual (market) value is of your home, then run the numbers. If the value is within 15%, then it's not worth doing an appeal. We would also see what recently sold in your neighborhood. The sold comps would really need to be very similar in style and age. Also, no distressed properties can be used, and they need to be within 1 year.
What if there has been no houses sold near me. I mean nothing is selling at all. We all were just re-evaluated this summer. Second time in 3 years.
Why should I have to pay more taxes than others around me with bigger and newer houses. There must be some fair way to this!
What if there has been no houses sold near me. I mean nothing is selling at all. We all were just re-evaluated this summer. Second time in 3 years.
Why should I have to pay more taxes than others around me with bigger and newer houses. There must be some fair way to this!
but is your house assessed correctly - despite what your neighbors are assessed at? that's the key. if it is, there's not much you can do.
you must have sold comps - when i refi'ed my house i was in a similar situation - they used the closest comps they could find (one was even out of town).
I live in rural Sussex County. Believe me when I say nothing has been sold near me in quite a long time. How can my house be assessed correctly when all, and I do mean all comparable houses near me that are larger and newer are assessed for less than mine is.
There must be some standard by which value is placed on houses around here. It would seem like there should be a computer program that would logically set a dollar amount on each house regardless of who owns it. How is the final value of the house actually set? Who sets it?
You could also pay an appraiser, then, there is less chance of error. The real value of the property is set by the market. What someone is willing to pay for your property within a certain timeframe. (When it MUST be sold). I would not trust Zillow. It is not accurate.
Are there any companies that take on these appeals on a contingency basis?
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