Has anyone ever protested their property taxes in person with HCAD? Doing it for the first time and looking for some context on the tone of a hearing.

Should I be walking in there dressed down and humbly asking for mercy on my poor soul?

Or should I be all business in suit and tie with a thorough analysis and formal presentation prepared?

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You should be using one of the property tax protest lawyers. Doing it on your own will likely not present significant savings

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I've done in person myself (I wore business casual, to answer your question directly), online myself and via a law firm. It's all been about equal in my experience, but they had access to more data than I did (e.g. comps).

I don't really have a huge preference for any of them, but not needing to do anything myself is a perk

I used ownwell this year and it was a 10 out of 10 experience. They charge 25% on actual tax savings. Some others charge up to 50% and even charge on savings on market value even if it doesn't affect appraised, so watch that. They got a bigger discount than I was able to get. I was happy to pay them $200ish and save almost $1k in taxes. Process was super quick and it's all online with transparent updates about where they are in the process

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