Wichita  County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 26%!

The house at 1509 14Th St sold for $17,000 in June 2019. Wichita  County Appraisal District valued this property at $21,374 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $118 (2.7% tax rate times amount over-valued) in property taxes, just for this year, unless they protest their property taxes or hire a property tax consultant to protest for them.

The first step for home owners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence. It does not appear the house at  1509 14Th St  is the primary residence. The do not have their homestead residence.

Wichita  County Appraisal District reports this 895 square foot house was built in 1920 and is located on a 8,664 square foot lot.

Because the property is more than 25% over-taxed, it qualifies for a substantial error protest if a routine protest was not filed.

If you know the owners of the house at  1509 14Th St please encourage them to file a property tax protest. Even if they missed the May 15 protest deadline, they can still file a substantial error protest. In many cases, if they provide the appraisal district with a copy of the closing statement, they will correct the value.

Just for filing a form with a copy of the closing statement the owner can save $118.

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