I opened my email on Monday morning to find a message from a reader taking me to task about my last post on challenging your property tax assessment. She not-so-gently pointed out that you don't have to pay for advice to do this. All you have to do is contact your local property tax assessor's office. It´s a valid point, but it's not always quite that easy. For example, I am in the process of challenging the assessment on property I own out of state and will probably end up having to hire an attorney to help me with that one. That being said, and as my reader pointed out, challenging your property taxes is very often a do-it-yourself project that need not cost you a penny.
Her email prompted me to dig up an article by Credit.com, How to Cut Your Property Taxes, that will walk you through the basics. Although Nancy Castleman wrote the article a few years back, it's even more timely now, with property values dropping in many parts of the country. I'd love to hear what you think, and learn about your experience challenging your tax assessment.
Gerri Detweiler – Personal finance author and Credit Advisor for Credit.com, Gerri contributes budgeting, debt recovery and savings information online. She is also the co-author of Reduce Debt, Reduce Stress: Real Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis.
Gerri Detweiler Credit.com's Personal Finance Expert, Gerri focuses on financial legislation, budgeting, debt recovery and consumer savings information. She is also the co-author of Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights, and Reduce Stress: Real-Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis as well as host of TalkCreditRadio.comTalk Credit Radio. Reach Gerri at creditexperts@credit.com.
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