If you bought a home in San Diego County in the last 4 or 5 years, your property tax bill is probably too high! Many homeowners are unaware that under Proposition 8 they have the right to appeal to the San Diego County Assessor’s Office to have their home reassessed, which more accurately reflects lower property values from today. Since a homeowner’s property tax bill is based on the assessed value of that home, a reduction in assessed value will result in a reduction in property tax!
Many homeowners would like to apply for a reassessment on their homes, but are not aware of the procedure. For highly variable rates, some real estate professionals will file this reassessment application for the individual homeowner, as considerable research must be done regarding comparable property values. Most homeowners don’t have access to that information.
Time is running out for San Diego homeowners to apply for a reassessment on their homes for the 2008-2009 tax year. Interested homeowners should contact a real estate professional who is highly knowledgeable in researching comparable values to help prepare their appeal and, quite possibly, lower their property taxes. Why pay more taxes than you have to pay?
Who I am
My name is Patty Brown-Goldojarb and I have been a licensed California Real Estate Agent and resident of San Diego County for many years. I have experience researching the values of recently sold comparable properties in ALL areas of San Diego County…exactly the type of research needed to make a successful appeal of your property’s assessed value. Why pay more in property tax than necessary? Simply proving, through comparable sales data, that the price of your home has fallen to less than the purchase price could result in significant property tax savings.