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Our appraisal company runs www.SacramentoTaxAppeals.com and we are your local source for disputing property taxes in the Greater Sacramento Region. If you are considering contesting your property taxes, this is our process:

SacramentoTaxAppeal-screenshot-small1)  Contact:  Call or email us to let us know what your property address is and a little bit about your property.

2)  Discuss:  Let’s talk about your situation and if it looks like there is an advantage for you to appeal your taxes. Filing an appeal does not make sense in every case.

3)  Decide:  Which package works best for you? We offer a “Gold” package at $99.00 and a “Platinum” package at $169.00.

4)  Relax:  We’ll handle your property tax appeal in a professional and timely manner.

Feel free to reach us by phone at 916-595-3735 or email at LundquistCompany@gmail.com  We look forward to discussing your situation and figuring out what is going to best suit your needs and situation.

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The deadline for contesting property taxes in Placer County is September 15, 2009. This means that if you are intent to appeal the assessed value on your property, that you will need to turn in the Application for Changed Assessment as well as evidence for a lowered opinion of value at some point between July 2, 2009 and September 15, 2009. You also have the option to fill out the Decline in Value Reassessment Application, but I highly recommend that home owners not fill this out because this application is NOT an appeal. The Decline in Value form does not have any real power of appeal and so if you choose to only fill out the Decline in Value form and the deadline passes for appealing property taxes, then there is nothing more you can do to contest property taxes for the year. This happens to home owners every year and so I hope now that it does not happen to any readers of this blog.

The Assessor’s Office in Placer County says they will mail property owners a letter in July 2009 if the owner’s property experienced a decline in value over the past year that impacts the level of property taxes.

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If you have questions about the process of appealing property taxes in Placer County or any other surrounding county, give us a call at 916-595-3735. We are happy to help Placer County home owners understand what you need to do as well as how we can help you. We are a local company that knows the local real easte market well. We do have a main property tax website at www.SacramentoTaxAppeals.com also and you may find further helpful information there.

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Since we are taxed at a rate of up to 1.25% on the total assessed value of our properties, this basically means that for every $10,000 of assessed value you are paying roughly $100. Thus if you purchase a house for $300,000 and the value is $300,000, you will pay roughly $3,000 in property tax per year.

 

Imagine the following:

Assessed Value $25,000 too high = you overpay by $250 per year

Assessed Value $50,000 too high = you overpay by $500 per year 

Assessed Value $100,000 too high = you overpay by $1,000 per year

Assessed Value $150,000 too high = you overpay by $1,500 per year

Assessed Value $200,000 too high = you overpay by $2,000 per year

 

As I stated in a previous post, my primary residence is currently assesed $35,000 too high and so I am scheduled to pay an additional $350 per year beyond what I should rightfully pay the Assessor. That doesn’t sit well with me. But there are home owners facing much more drastic situations where if they appeal their property taxes, they have a potential to save as much as $500-$1,000+.

 

Many times local home owners opt out of doing anything to contest their property taxes because they just don’t know what to do. That’s where we come in. We are glad to walk Greater Sacramento home owners through the process of appealing property taxes. We can help you understand what you can do and also what we can do for you. Whether you live in one of the following counties or own property in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Yuba, Sutter, Solano, or Merced County, give us a call today at 916-595-3735 or email us at LundquistCompany@gmail.com We invite you also to take a look at our property tax appeal website at www.SacramentoTaxAppeals.com

 

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Many local residents are wondering if they’ll need to contest their property taxes this year. Will the assessed value from the Sacramento Assessor be accurate? Will it take into consideration the substantial decline in last year’s market? Hopefully so.

appraisalpichousebigger1Each local county has specific steps for home owners to follow to contest their property taxes if the owner feels the Assessor did not get it right. There are basically four steps to follow to appeal your property taxes as I have outlined in an article I wrote, “The Skinny on Lowering Property Taxes.” During this process the home owner is asked by the local Assessor’s Office to offer evidence for a lower opinion of value than what the Assessor came up with, but since not all home owners can provide that themselves, property owners sometimes need to hire a credible and local specialist to help provide solid and convincing evidence for the true value of their property. As a licensed and experienced real estate appraiser based in Sacramento, part of the supporting evidence I offer for home owners includes graphs of market trends, standing before the appeals board on your behalf, charts, convincing data and analysis, the best available comparable properties, and among other things, other properties that are not comparable but may have been used to support the Assessor’s value.

For your reference and in case you own rental properties in other counties, here is a list of Assessor websites for 10 Counties in the Greater Sacramento Region, Central Valley, & Bay Area:

As a Sacramento-based real estate appraiser, I may be able to help you in this process. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. You can reach me at 916-595-3735. 

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