Tax Assessment Appeals

Occasionally homes can be “overtaxed” based on market value versus tax-assessed value. Sometimes, matters like this can be resolved with a phone call. However, if after discussing your assessment with your local taxing authority you still feel as though your property has been overvalued, a professional, independent, third-party appraiser is often your best bet in proving your case.

That’s where Anthem Valuation comes in. There are a lot of different procedures for appealing tax assessments so it’s important to enlist the help of a professional appraisal company that is experienced and trained in the ins and outs of the appeal process.

Prior to hiring an appraiser, it often makes sense to do your own research before determining whether to move forward with a property assessment appeal, especially before making the decision of hiring a professional appraiser.

Keep in mind, according to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), we as appraisers are not allowed to take “shortcuts” – i.e., your research – and use it as face value as part of our independent evaluation. When you hire us for an assessment appeal, you’re commissioning us as an independent, third-party to perform a professional appraisal report.

As such, we do our own evaluation from beginning to end. If you’re correct that your property has been overvalued, an independent report such as ours will be more persuasive than any other evidence you can provide on your own. But once again, it does depend on our ability to do the work independently.

Contact us today with any questions you might have about tax assessment appeals and check out our Praise page to see what others are saying about Derek Rizzo and Anthem Valuation.