Galveston County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 39%!

The house at 5318 Ave P 1/2, Galveston, Texas, 77551 sold for $93,000 in April 2019.  Galveston County Appraisal District valued this property at $129,380 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $982 (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 homeowners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence.  It does not appear the home at 5318 Ave P 1/2, Galveston, Texas, 77551 is the primary residence. They do not have their homestead exemption.

Galveston County Appraisal District reports this 1,120 square foot house was built in 1960 and is located on a 6,000 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 at 5318 Ave P 1/2, Galveston, Texas, 77551 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 $982.

Galveston County property tax information: Galveston County Appraisal District

Galveston County property tax info: House tax consultant