Property Taxes
In a refreshing move from the norm of most politicians, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says property owners may be due a property tax break. “I would love to look at a tax-rate adjustment,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings at last week’s council meeting. Rawlings is hoping he has enough support to lower the tax rate,…
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May 1 means one thing in our household: a not so happy face. That’s because DCAD valuation change notices are sent out May 1, and hit the mailboxes shortly thereafter. Did you taxes go up? Need a forum to gripe? We’d love to hear from you at Candy’sDirt.com. According to Cheryl Jordan at the Dallas…
Read MoreIt’s just about that time, and we consulted our Tax Doctor, Rob Wheelock at Property Tax Managers, for help! A lot of homeowners escrow for taxes and insurance and their mortgage company will have paid your property taxes by now, but for those of you that pay them yourselves, pay attention! Taxes for 2013 are…
Read MoreYou have a few more days to protest your property taxes, then it’s all over for another year. While he sifts through the late-comers who decide they need a pro to help them lower property values before the May 31 deadline, I asked Rob Wheelock to give us the low down on property tax rates…
Read MoreLast December I had my hissy fit about Roy’s Transmission & Autocare at 138 W. Davis. The shop lies splat in the center of the city’s plans to create a cute million dollar plus plaza and streetcar stop at Zang and Seventh. Basically, Roy Smith has been fixing cars at this location for 18 years. The city wants to buy Smith’s tire shop property to build a way cool entrance to Bishop Arts, including a children’s playground. Smith has no objections except the green kind: he wants to be paid enough money to relocate and get another business. Last year, he said he had his property appraised at $775,000 when the city offered him “only” about $205,000.
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