Cooke County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 7%!

The house at 8229 E Lone Oak Rd, Valley View, Texas, 76272 sold for $260,000 in October 2019.  Cooke County Appraisal District valued this property at $276,966 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $458 (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 8229 E Lone Oak Rd, Valley View, Texas, 76272 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Cooke County Appraisal District reports this 1,434 square foot house was built in 1994 and is located on a 331,492 square foot lot.

If you know the owners of 8229 E Lone Oak Rd, Valley View, Texas, 76272 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 $458.

Cooke County property tax information: Cooke County Appraisal District

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