It's a busy, busy time at the Harris County Appraisal District. The June 1 deadline to file property tax protests is fast approaching. Commercials by property tax consulting companies, like O'Connor & Associates, are proliferating in local news breaks. If you haven't done so, be sure to register your protest by sending in a Notice of Protest form. Better yet, protest online! Through HCAD's new iFile and iSettle systems, you can save time and money. All you do is take the iFile number from your Notice of Appraised Value, which you should have received in the mail, and enter it and your HCAD account number. It will prompt you through some pretty simple questions about the value of your home. I found it to be quite painless (better than spending a day in the courthouse) and was pleased to have lowered our appraised value for 2009 myself. Of course it helps that being a Realtor®, I have access to recent sales data. Should you need any for your neighborhood, I would be happy to assist you. Good luck!
