Harris County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 42%!
The house at 11105 Oswego St, Houston, 77029 sold for $75,800 in March 2020. Harris County Appraisal District valued this property at $107,762 for the 2020 property tax year.
The owner will pay an extra $863 (2.7% tax rate times amount over-valued) in property taxes, just for this year, unless they protest their property taxes or hire a property tax consultant to protest for them.
The first step for home owners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence. It does appear the house at 11105 Oswego St, Houston, 77029 is the primary residence. The do have their homestead residence.
Harris County Appraisal District reports this 1,512 square foot house was built in 1,940 and is located on a 6,976 square foot lot.
Because the property is more than 25% over-taxed, it qualifies for a substantial error protest if a routine protest was not filed.
If you know the owners of the house at 11105 Oswego St, Houston, 77029 please encourage them to file a property tax protest. Even if they missed the May 15 protest deadline, they can still file a substantial error protest. In many cases, if they provide the appraisal district with a copy of the closing statement, they will correct the value.
Just for filing a form with a copy of the closing statement the owner can save $863.
Harris County property tax information: Harris County Appraisal District
Harris County property tax info: House Protests

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