The Income Approach to Value is considered important and reliable for commercial and multi-family housing. If you have property of this type it pays to know what the tax assessors are up to!
The Income Approach uses capitalization to convert the anticipated benefits of the ownership of property into an estimate of present value. The income approach is most commonly used in the valuation of commercial, income producing property. It can only be used on single family houses if there is a very active rental market in the neighborhood.
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Daniel Thomas Jones is the managing director of Fair Assessments, LLC
Dan is a valuation professional with expertise in reducing property taxes for real property owners and tenants. Prior experience includes working for two county property tax assessment departments. He was a commercial and residential manager for the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors, Atlanta, Georgia. His specialized knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the mass appraisal property tax process, as well as the ability to relate to the county appraisal staff ensures excellent results for your property tax appeal.
Why should I appeal my tax assessment?
The mass appraisal process used by the tax assessors is unreliable and there is often room for adjustment. Additionally, in Georgia, settling your property tax appeal at a formal hearing caps your taxable value for three years. You may want to do this even if you think the assessor’s market value estimate is reasonable.
Will the county hold this against me?
No the tax assessment appeal process is written in the tax laws of the state and is a right that all taxpayers have. Many people have good reasons to appeal their value and the tax assessment staff understand this.