Noticed at $98.7 million. Final value $80.85 million. The refund existed only because the case continued past the board.
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The Situation
A large commercial property in North Texas received a notice of appraised value at $98.7 million. Each county has its own forum, with its own hearing practice and its own expectations about evidence. Generic protest template don’t produce the best results.
What We Found
The district’s number reflected model assumptions rather than the property’s actual position. More importantly, the Appraisal Review Board’s figure of $93.0 million — a $5.7 million improvement that looked like a win — still left substantial room between the board’s number and what the property was worth.
The Solution
We built the case to fit the venue rather than a template, obtained a board order that preserved the right to appeal, and continued past the board to a final value of $80.85 million.
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Results
A notice-to-final value reduction of $17.88 million and total tax savings of roughly $352,000 at the combined 1.969% rate — including a refund of ~$240,000 attributable to the stage after the board’s order.
Why It Mattered for the Owners
Stopping at the board’s order would have captured less than a third of the available result. The $239,215 refund is the entire value of not stopping.
Results vary based on many variables. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome; every matter is decided on its own facts.