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Tax Assessors websites contain information such a Square Footage, Flood Plain Codes, Counties Assessment Value, Lot Topography and some even have Drawings of Exterior Floor Areas
Please note that the county tax assessor job is to set a county fair market value on your property for taxation purposes.
County Tax Assessors sent out (usually in the spring) an assessment of value that your property will be taxed on later in the year when actual tax bills are due.
Tax Assessors send this notice out early to give citizens the time to appeal the homes value if they do not agree with the county assessment.
The appeals process differs from county to county as far as online availability, response mechanism etc.
The appeals process is laid out at the state level but its implemented at the local level
It's also worth noting that the Tax Assessors Office Does NOT collect taxes. Their main duty is to set the value of properties and to oversee the appeals process.
We call this an "Assessment Value Ratio" and here's how its calculated
By taking the actual sales price of several comparable properties and dividing it by the counties assessed value will give you a ratio based number
For Example: Let's use three imaginary comparable.
Comparable 1 sells for $225,000 and has an county assessed value of $220,000. By dividing the sales price of $225,000 by the county value of $225,000 gives us 1.022.
Comparable 2 sells for $242,000 and has an county assessed value of $240,000. By dividing the sales price of $242,000 by the county value of $240,000 gives us 1.008.
Comparable 3 sells for $270,000 and has a county assessed value of $240,000 . By dividing the sales price of $270,000 by the county value of $240,000 gives us 1.125.
Then we average all three value ratios of 1.002 + 1.008 + 1.125 = 3.155 this is divided by 3 for an averaged number of 1.051.
So we use this number on the home we're doing a comparative market analysis on i.e. the subject property. Let's say 1234 Elm Street. The county has 1234 Elm Street with a value of $262,000. So according to our formula by taking the value of $262,000 × 1.051 = $275,362 would be the value of 1234 Elm Street based on the county values of our 3 comparable properties.
Please keep in mind this method should only be used to support to an original comparative market analysis and not to set the actual value of a property.
As you can see the Tax Assessor websites have a ton of valuable information you just have to get in there a dig it out.
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Our Final Thoughts
The Ebb and Flow of the Real Estate industry is changing forever. There are companies that will buy your home below market value i.e. "ibuyers" We call these companies Equity Sharks because that's exactly what they are! Do you know your giving away up a HUGE chunk of your equity. I promise one day you'll wish you had your equity back!
Then there are agents that look at you like you've got a "lollipop stuck side ways in your mouth" when you ask them to reduce their commissions and there's a few that will but probably not enough to make you happy.
We're here to say that our business model is just all that all the time. You don't have to beg and pry just to get a good deal because that's what we offer. Consumers have spoken and we've listened.
In our opinion the current Real Estate commission structure is circling down a half clogged drain and we're here to clean up the mess.