Property taxes.

[Sugar Land]

Thanks for that. I did absolutely nothing to the house from the year before and the tax almost doubled.

 

[SidewaysTA]

That can happen. It happened/is happening to me. In my case investors came in and started buying property and paying more for it than it was valued. Then they bulldozed the old structures and built new, huge single family rental homes.

So the increase is twofold. They bought the property for more than its fair value, therefore the new purchase price is the fair value. Second, the improvements to the area cause the value to increase.

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[cbigclarke]

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[ROGER4314]

My house is a small 2 bedroom structure on 1/2 acre. Almost all of the houses around me are 3-4 bedroom and they try to value my little place just like the bigger homes. It's easy to prove and all the records are public access. Been very successful in protesting my tax assessment, but now my taxes are set to the ZERO Senior Citizens rate! Not gonna protest that!

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[SidewaysTA]

So yeah, I just got the letter from the appraisal district. Property value is up another 20k from last year.


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[ZX9RCAM]

My house is a small 2 bedroom structure on 1/2 acre. Almost all of the houses around me are 3-4 bedroom and they try to value my little place just like the bigger homes. It's easy to prove and all the records are public access. Been very successful in protesting my tax assessment, but now my taxes are set to the ZERO Senior Citizens rate! Not gonna protest that!

Flash

Can you provide me with info to see this?

 

[oldag]

If you qualify your home for an age 65 or older or disabled person homestead exemption for school taxes, the school taxes on that home cannot increase as long as you own and live in that home. The tax ceiling is the amount you pay in the year that you qualified for the age 65 or older or disabled person exemption. The school taxes on your home may go below the ceiling but not above the amount of the ceiling. However, if you improve the home (other than normal repairs or maintenance), the tax ceiling may go higher because of the new additions. For example, if you add on a garage or game room to the house after you have established a tax ceiling, the ceiling will be adjusted to a higher level to reflect the value of that addition.

No increase, not no tax.

 

[Sugar Land]

I need to look into the disabled person exemption. Has anyone looked into it and is it hard to find on a .gov site? I have yet to start to look into it. I have been disabled for over 20 years and should of done this a long time ago. Most of that time I was a renter but not anymore.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I need to look into the disabled person exemption. Has anyone looked into it and is it hard to find on a .gov site? I have yet to start to look into it. I have been disabled for over 20 years and should of done this a long time ago. Most of that time I was a renter but not anymore.

Well, you still rent "some" things....

 

[oldag]

I need to look into the disabled person exemption. Has anyone looked into it and is it hard to find on a .gov site? I have yet to start to look into it. I have been disabled for over 20 years and should of done this a long time ago. Most of that time I was a renter but not anymore.

Just search on Texas property tax disabled exemption.

 

[Sugar Land]

Well, you still rent "some" things....

your damn right. It is much cheaper than marring them..lol

 

[deemus]

I need to look into the disabled person exemption. Has anyone looked into it and is it hard to find on a .gov site? I have yet to start to look into it. I have been disabled for over 20 years and should of done this a long time ago. Most of that time I was a renter but not anymore.

Google the "CAD" for the county you live in. They all have online forms and things to search for.

For example, "Galveston County CAD".

 

[Sugar Land]

thanks deemus

 

[FrankT]

Thanks this will come in handy when we close and file everything later this year

 

[Savage805]

Taxes went up but so did the value of the house. The property value on my house went up more than 3 times the total mortgage payments for the year. Two houses on my street have sold in less than a week after being put on the market. Gotta love Austin.