My wife and I just purchased a new home in November, and the experience is reminding me of the many pitfalls that are out there to take advantage of homebuyers. With that in mind, this is the first in a series of posts about the raw deals to watch out for in buying a home. [...]
I posted previously about my decision to protest my property tax assessment, and my time to present my case to the appraisal district finally came this past week. Being the obsessive-compulsive accountant type, I diligently put together my protest and evidence for my meeting with the appraiser. My protest for a lower appraisal was based [...]
Everything’s bigger in Texas! Especially property taxes! While many tout this state’s lack of a state income tax, the flip side of this is that our property taxes are ridiculous. I guess the government is going to get its money one way or another. Last year I paid property tax at the rate of 2.53% [...]