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3 concepts that lead to this page. Each one comes in 4:5, 1:1, 9:16, with its own primary texts, headlines and description. Click an image to see it full size.
Concept A
The article
The lander's first screen: headline, standfirst, byline and the five myths as the contents list.
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Primary texts
- Primary text 1
Your property tax bill starts with the value your county put on your home. Before you decide whether to question it, check what you've heard.
Five beliefs about property tax appeals, checked against state law. Where the rules differ by state, we say so.
5 property tax myths, checked against the law. A 3-minute read from the Abode Money team.
- Primary text 2
The tax board will never send you a check. They assess the value of your home and move on.
From our 3-minute read, 5 property tax myths, checked against the law: "Your assessed value is an estimate, and every state on this page gives you a way to challenge it."
- Primary text 3
"I can do it any time" is one of 5 property tax myths we checked against the law.
What the law says: there's a deadline, and it's short. Rules differ by state, so check yours before you file.
The 3-minute read covers all five, with the dates for Texas, Florida and California.
- Primary text 4
"Appealing will just raise my taxes." What the law says: it depends on your state.
In Texas, the appraisal review board generally cannot set a protested value above the appraisal district's figure unless the owner agrees. In California, an appeals board can lower, raise or confirm a value based on the evidence. In Washington, county boards must raise values found below true and fair value, after written notice.
That's myth 01 of 5 property tax myths, checked against the law, a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 5
Lower your property tax bill, starting with your own number.
A free savings estimate doesn't file anything. It shows how your assessment compares with similar homes nearby.
Before that, the 3-minute read: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law.
Headlines
- 📰 5 property tax myths, checked31
- ⚖️ Checked against the law26
- 🔎 Is your home's tax value right?33
- 🗺️ Rules differ by state24
- 💡 Lower your property tax bill30
Description
- Get your free savings estimate.31
Concept B
The fact-check
One myth, checked: "You need a lawyer to appeal" struck through, with what the law says and where.
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Primary texts
- Primary text 1
Your property tax bill comes from the value your county put on your home. If you've heard that questioning it takes a lawyer, here's what the law says.
You can file a property tax appeal yourself; hiring a professional is optional. That's how it works in California, Texas, Florida and for homeowners in Cook County, Illinois.
It's myth 02 of 5 property tax myths, checked against the law. A 3-minute read.
- Primary text 2
Wherever you live, ask what you'll pay, and when, before you sign anything.
Our answer: pay one flat annual fee. We never take a percentage of your savings.
That line comes from myth 02, "You need a lawyer to appeal", in our 3-minute read: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law.
- Primary text 3
The tax board will never send you a check. They assess the value of your home and move on.
Myth 02: "You need a lawyer to appeal." Our 3-minute read checks it, and four more, against the law.
- Primary text 4
See where your home stands.
Type your address and see your free savings estimate. It doesn't file anything or change anything with your county.
If you're still weighing it up, start with the 3-minute read: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law.
- Primary text 5
Lower your property tax bill.
Savings Guarantee™: if you don't save in year one, year two is free. If you still haven't saved after two years, you get a refund. Terms apply.
First, the 3-minute read: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law.
Headlines
- 📝 Myth: you need a lawyer to appeal35
- ⚖️ What the law says20
- 🔎 Is your home's tax value right?33
- 💬 Ask what you'll pay, and when31
- 💡 Lower your property tax bill30
Description
- Get your free savings estimate.31
Concept C
The photo caption
A photo post: the lander's myth 3 photo and caption, the fact as the headline, and the two sources.
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Primary texts
- Primary text 1
Think property tax appeals are only for expensive homes?
The right to challenge belongs to the owner, not to a price bracket. In Texas, any property owner is entitled to protest the appraised value of their property. In California, the property owner can file an appeal.
Myth 03 of 5 property tax myths, checked against the law. A 3-minute read.
- Primary text 2
Who has to prove the value? In California, the assessor bears the burden of proof when you appeal the value of the single-family home you live in.
The state's guide calls sales of similar homes the most reliable evidence in most residential appeals.
That's from myth 04, "The county's number is final", in our 3-minute read: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law.
- Primary text 3
The tax board will never send you a check. They assess the value of your home and move on.
In both Texas and California, the law gives the right to protest or appeal to the property owner.
See what else the law says in 3 minutes: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law.
- Primary text 4
Property tax appeals come with a lot of folklore: that filing can backfire, that it takes a lawyer, that it's only worth it for big houses.
Here is what the law in each named state says.
5 property tax myths, checked against the law, a 3-minute read.
- Primary text 5
Is your home's tax value right? Start with your own number.
Abode Money is a BBB Accredited Business based in Austin, Texas. We work with registered property tax consultants and licensed partners.
Read first: 5 property tax myths, checked against the law, in 3 minutes.
Headlines
- 🏡 Not only for expensive homes30
- ⚖️ The right belongs to the owner33
- 📜 What the law says, with sources33
- 🔎 Is your home's tax value right?33
- 📖 5 myths in a 3-minute read28
Description
- Get your free savings estimate.31