Comments on: DCAD 0, Yervasi House 1

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:04:12 +0000

You win this year Stacey, but they will get you either next year of the year after. The DCAD’s goal is to adjust a neighborhood over a 3 year period. The sales data you provided allows them to more accurately establish where homes in your neighborhood should be.

It’s a bit like a hockey game. You just played a good strong first 20 minutes.

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:56:48 +0000

LM, I sent them 6 notarized copies of my homestead exemption (for Dallas not Collin county.

It’s very easy to believe they are a government office…they are (fill in an insult here…)

Only AFTER I sent a certified letter do David Childs directly with documents did my issue get resolved. Mr. Childs called me personally and was very nice, but they don’t care. About you. Your house. Your efforts/time/annoyance.

So when’s your Christmas party?

By: LM

LM — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:17:30 +0000

The first year after buying your house, you can only lower the appraisal to your purchase price by bringing in your closing documents. It’s simple to do during an informal hearing.

The year after that, you can protest to lower the appraisal for other reasons.

It’s not like DCAD sits around figuring out how to one-up homeowners. But it is your responsibility to protest if you disagree.

In my experience of protesting informally for 8 years in a row, the DCAD employees are kind, helpful, and more than willing to lower your appraisals if you provide clear documentation supporting your claim. You have to walk in with a solid case. It’s hard to believe it’s a governmental office.

By: DV

DV — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:26:30 +0000

Texas is a non disclosure state for both commercial and residential. However, DCAD has access to the MLS, which is why you often see high end homes pulled from the MLS prior to sale. During your protest you can argue for either 1. Unequal appraisal or 2. Incorrect market value. This is a good site for those trying to protest: http://www.poconnor.com

By: A.B.

A.B. — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:13:11 +0000

If you go do the informal protest with DCAD the appraiser will pull your house up on MLS right there on his desktop. If you recently bought, he will look at the purchase price.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:34:14 +0000

Negative Smito. Texas is non-disclosure for residential (I have no idea about commercial).

By: Spamboy

Spamboy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:33 +0000

What you *should* have done is told them that your house was actually an empty parking lot next to the convention center.

By: Smito

Smito — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:27:57 +0000

It’s a non-disclosure state regarding commercial sales not residential.

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:58:43 +0000

I’ve heard that they do that to find out what you paid. Back in 2000, I recieved an insane increase of almost 20%, during my meeting, I asked where they got the number from. Turns out they were trolling the MLS. The previous owner listed the house at 90K more than it sold for.

By: publicnewsense

publicnewsense — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:16:41 +0000

How can Dallas pave the Trinity River bottoms or build big fancy bridges if people keep putting the taxman through reality checks?