Property Tax Consultant

The mystery about property taxes

Most people are baffled by their property taxes and are not aware of the "buyer beware" aspect of the levy. Homeowners and property taxpayers are not aware of the major areas where errors may exist. And most important, they have no idea how determine if they are overpaying or underpaying.

This business is only a business opportunity that comes around seasonally. When the municipal budget is establish, annual property tax assessments are mailed out. Homeowners get their tax bill for the year and the assessment on their home. There is only a limited time period for the tax payer to appeal their assessment. The clock is ticking for them to make their appeal. If they snooze they loose the opportunity.

Taxes are not going down.

Most municipalities are expanding their service and not looking for a way to economize. These municipalities of government workers have a lock on job security. They have great health plans, pensions and early retirement options that the taxpayer funds. Couple that with politicians love to spend money courting votes and patronize favorite businesses and you have an unstoppable train.

What can the property taxpayer do?

They can petition the government to get an initiative on the ballot to lower taxes (see http://hubpages.com/hub/voteordie) . They can elect politicians who are pledged to cut budget to bare bones

Taxpayers who want to appeal their property taxes

Taxpayers who want to appeal their property taxes generally lack the knowledge or resources to hire an appraiser and/or lawyer to champion their cause. An appraiser charges about $300 to $400 plus another $350 for their appraiser showing up to testify. If the case does not come up early in the morning and drags on to the end of day they will charge another $300 or so dollars. If a taxpayer needs the professional mouthpiece, they charge about $250 an hour. The average taxpayer does not want to shell out over $1,000 for appraiser and attorney with NO guarantee of winning.

Property tax consultants

Property tax consultant to the rescue! A property tax consultant will not charge you for his/her services, other than a small processing fee. UNLESS they win their clients case do they charge. Their fee is base on the winnings, usually spread over 2 or 3 years. It's a win, win. The taxpayer wins as well as the consultant. Result are based on performance. Win ratios should stand in the 75% to 95% area.

What an attractive offer!

As a business, property tax consultants can earn large contingency fees plus one-time equalization processing fee and with simple marketing tools result in multi future referrals. For more information on this amazing business see: Home business opportunity as a Property Tax Consultant