Property Taxes

The Deadline to Protest Your Taxes is Today — Here’s What to Know

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2026 /

The deadline to protest your property taxes is Friday, and homeowners who plan to challenge their ever-rising appraisal values still have time to file. We’ve certainly seen the trend: Up go the property values, up go the property taxes, regardless of legislative action to chop rates. That’s why CandysDirt.com recently offered readers the opportunity to…

Don’t Say ‘My Taxes Are Too High’: 5 Most Common Property Tax Protest Questions

By Shelby Skrhak / May 12, 2026 /

As property tax protest season gets underway, homeowners tend to ask the same questions: What exactly can I protest? Does the 10 percent homestead cap protect me? Are my neighbor’s values good evidence? What should I show the appraisal district? And what should I definitely not say? Property tax expert Glenn Goodrich hears those questions…

Why I Walked Away From the Dallas Morning News’ New Property Tax Service

By CandysDirt / April 22, 2026 /

A property tax pro bought a $69 Texas Tax report on his own house. Here’s what he found. By Glenn Goodrich Property tax expert and founder of PropertyTax.io Before I say anything else, you should know where I’m coming from. My name is Glenn Goodrich, and I run PropertyTax.io, a full-service property tax protest agency.…

There Are 5 Stages of Property Appraisal Grief and We Are on Stage 4

By Mimi Perez / April 24, 2025 /

Much like the five stages of grief, there are the five stages of dealing with property tax appraisal grief. The stages of tax grief are: Anticipation, Denial, Anger (lots of anger), Action, and Bargaining. Acceptance is part of real grief, but for our purposes, we’re leaving it off. Do you have to accept your taxes…

Property Tax Appraisals Hit Mailboxes Soon and We’re All Grumbling

By Mimi Perez / April 17, 2025 /

From the Nextdoor app to workplace message boards, the level of collective grumbling throughout Dallas-Fort Worth peaked on April 15 when not only were federal income taxes due, but county appraisal districts mailed out their annual property tax appraisals to homeowners. That means we’re all receiving our updated property tax appraisals for 2025 this month,…