Van Zandt County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 29%!

The house at 3228 FM1995, Van, Texas 75790 sold for $320,000 in December 2019.  Van Zandt County Appraisal District valued this property at $412,540 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $2,499 (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 appear the home at 3228 FM1995, Van, Texas 75790 is the primary residence. The do have their homestead residence.

Van Zandt County Appraisal District reports this 3,246 square foot house was built in 2016 and is located on an 79,715 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 3228 FM1995, Van, Texas 75790 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 $2,499.

Van Zandt County property tax information: Van Zandt County Appraisal District

Van Zandt County property tax info:  Protest property taxes