I Ran the Numbers on Ca Property Tax Appeals – and It's a Winner
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Zillow and others don't use the right way to look at comparable homes in the assessors and assessment appeals board view.
I could auto appeal each year for you. Right now I'm just trying to get as many people to appeal before the deadline of Dec 1st for the remaining counties. But if you enter your address and email, then I'd run it next year and inform you.
Think it's worth less? Easy sale, easy profit!
Keeps the assessor honest
If someone declares a value, the other party can take advantage of it if it's off the mark.
So if the value is self-assessed, the state has the option to buy at that price (and vice versa if state-assessed).
This nullifies cheating without any complexity or contention required.
You won't undervalue your property to get an e.g. 30% lower yearly tax rate if that risks the other party then buying it to realize a 30% profit (and 30% of total loss for you).