Property Assessment Appeal Services

Most municipalities determine your property taxes based on an ad valorem assessment of the property's value. As a property owner, you may get an unwanted notification in the mail informing you that your real estate taxes are going up, and it may seem as though your assessment is too high leading you to disagree with the assessment.

In most cases you can call your municipality’s tax assessor to request an explanation for the increase in your property taxes.  However, if after discussing your assessment with your local tax assessor you still feel your property was overvalued, you should seek a professional, independent, third-party appraiser to set the record straight.  That's where we come in.

There are as many different procedures and processes for appealing assessments, so it is important to enlist the help of a professional appraisal firm that is experienced with preparing appraisals for tax appeals in your particular jurisdiction. 

Please note: It is strongly suggested for you to do your own research before determining whether to go forward with a property assessment appeal, especially before you make the decision to hire a professional appraiser. However, according to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), we are not allowed to take "shortcuts" -- i.e., your research -- and use it on its face as part of our independent evaluation. When you hire us for an assessment appeal, you're commissioning an independent, third-party professional appraisal report. As such we do our own evaluation, beginning to end. If you're right that your property has been overvalued, an independent report such as ours will be even more persuasive than any other evidence you can gather on your own. But it depends on our ability to do the work independently.
 
Sometimes, you will have a hearing on your assessment appeal and will need for the appraiser you've hired to testify on your behalf. Rests assure that at True Value Real Estate Appraisals, we are able to professionally and persuasively testify at appeal hearings.  Browse our website to learn more about our qualifications, expertise and services offered.