Step 1 of 4 · about 2 minutes

Tell us about your home

Grab your Notice of Appraised Value — the letter from your county appraisal district. We’ll check whether the 10% homestead cap is hiding savings and whether you’re owed a refund for an exemption you missed.

Private by design. Everything you type stays on this device. Please never enter a Social Security number or driver’s license number — page 2 of your PDF leaves a blank box so you can write it by hand.

About your property

Your county

All 254 Texas counties are listed.

Tax year

Your school district (optional)

It’s printed on your tax bill (for example “Aledo ISD”). Picking it makes your savings estimate more accurate.

I know my exact tax rate (optional)

Total tax rate per $100

Find “Total tax rate” on your tax bill. If you enter it, we use it instead of an estimate. Without it, we estimate from your school district and county rates (city and special-district taxes aren’t included, so the estimate runs low).

Your street address

Owner name (optional)

Account / parcel number (optional)

The numbers on your notice

Look for these three lines. If you only have the first two, estimate the square footage from your listing or deed.

Market value

What the county says your home is worth.

Assessed (capped) value

What your taxes are actually figured on. Homestead increases are capped at 10% a year.

Living area

Does any of this apply to you?

Tick what’s true. Each one can mean money back or a lower base for your taxes.

This was my main home on January 1Homestead exemption, Tax Code § 11.13 ($140,000 off the school-tax value). I turned 65 or became disabled in the last 2 yearsExtra exemption and school-tax ceiling (up to $200,000 total, SB 23). I bought this home in the last 2 yearsIf you never filed for your homestead exemption, a late application may be allowed (§ 11.431). I’m a disabled veteran or a surviving spouseVA-rated disability exemption (§ 11.22).

Step 2 of 4 · about 3 minutes

What’s wrong with your home that the county can’t see?

The county’s computer assumes every home is in average condition. Tick every item that’s true for yours — each one is a documented reason your value should be lower. Skip anything that doesn’t apply. Don’t see your problem? Add it yourself below. The built-in dollar ranges are planning estimates, not contractor bids — adding a real quote to any item makes it far harder to dismiss.

Items ticked: 0 / 25
Condition rating: Average
Estimated repair cost: $0 – $0
Value reduction we’ll claim: -$0

Should your PDF show repair costs?

Repair costs are what turn a list of problems into a lower value. You decide whether the district sees them.

Yes, include repair costsDollar amounts go in the repair schedule and lower the value we ask for. Best when you have real quotes. No, list the problems onlyThe problems and photos still go in the packet, but without dollar amounts — and they won’t lower the value we ask for.

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Something else wrong with your home?

Add any problem that isn’t in the list above — a bad roof valley, a failing deck, water damage. Give your own cost estimate or attach a real quote.

Step 3 of 4 · about 5 minutes

Compare your home to five neighbors

Texas Tax Code § 41.43(b)(3) lets you protest when similar nearby homes are appraised for less per square foot than yours. Enter five similar homes from your county’s public records. Use each home’s market value (the same kind of number as your own market value), not its capped or assessed value.

Where do I find these five homes?

Go to your county appraisal district’s property search (the same site as your notice).
Search your own street, then open homes nearby that are truly similar to yours in size, age and condition.
For each home, copy its street address, living area (square feet) and appraised market value — not the capped/assessed value.
Use honest comparables. If your neighbors are not appraised lower per square foot than you, the tool will say so and won’t make an unequal-appraisal claim — that’s the correct result.

Your living area: —
County’s value: —
Your price per sq ft: —

Your home vs. your neighbors

Neighbors’ median: —
Your home at that rate: —
Reduction this supports: —

Step 4 of 4

Your evidence packet

Ready when you are

One click builds your PDF right here in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to us.

Before you download

What’s inside your packet

What to do next

1Download and read your PDF. Add your account number and ID by hand on page 2 if the form asks — we never store them.
2File your protest before the deadline. That’s May 15 or 30 days after your notice was mailed, whichever is later (Tax Code § 41.44). Use the online protest page at your appraisal district’s website, upload the PDF as your evidence and paste in a short comment.
3Watch for the county’s offer. You can accept it, counter it, or keep your right to a formal Appraisal Review Board hearing. No result is guaranteed.

Your add-ons & filing toolkit

Everything below is written from the details you entered in steps 1–3.