Every year that dreaded time comes when you must protest your property taxes. The notice comes in the mail that you have until May 31 to file your property protest. If you believe that the property has been appraised for more than its January 1 market value, or if you were denied an exemption or agricultural appraisal, you may protest to the appraisal review board. The owner or owners are allowed to represent themselves in any property tax matter, or hire a paid property tax agent to represent them. Here are … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Short Sales are not very Negotiable
Buyers have to remember that a short sale is not a foreclosure. The homeowner still technically owns the property. The homeowner is trying to sell the property before their lender forecloses on it. Lenders are willing to go along with short sales because there are costs involved in foreclosing on a property. Also the owners or neighbors may vandalize the property, or steal appliances, copper tubing etc from the home. The lender could end up with a home which needs thousands of dollars in repairs. The seller … [Read more...]