Appealing your King County property tax assessment, and my first-hand experience – Part 2: The Appea
In Part 1: Filing the Appeal, I discussed the background of the appeal process and paperwork up to the point of receiving my first correspondence from the King County Board of Equalization (about three months after filling my appeal). The correspondence was a mailed letter with my “notice of hearing” that was scheduled for another two months later. This is where I pick the story/process back up for Part 2. Approximately one month before my scheduled hearing, I received an ema
Appealing your King County property tax assessment - My first-hand experience Part 1: Filing the App
In July of 2015, I received my “Official Property Value Notice” in the form of a postcard mailed from the King County Assessor’s office; this postcard contained my 2015 assessed value for taxes due in 2016. As someone who eats, breathes, and sleep real estate, I keep an ongoing assets and liabilities spreadsheet that I update monthly with the estimated value of my home. I monitor the comps on a routine basis. So, I was rather astonished when my assessed value came in 27% high
