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Homestead Exemption in Texas

Homestead Exemption Brenda J. Andrew Realtor

It's that time of year! A new year has just begun. If you are a homeowner in Texas, it is that time of year to think about making sure you have filed your homestead exemption on your home.

The homestead exemption is for all homeowners in Texas who have recently purchased a home or purchased a home in the past who have not filed. If you already have a homestead exemption on your home, then you don't have to file again. Once it is on there, it is there until you take it off. You can only have one property as your homestead and that is the one where you live. I am not sure 100% of when you can file, but the best bet is to file between January and the end of March in order to make sure the exemption is given to you when your property tax bill comes out in October.

This exemption will reduce your property tax, so you want to not only file the exemption form, but also make sure that the county appraisal district has your exemption on file at their office.

I recommend dropping the form off in person, have them stamp that they have received, and then keep a copy for your records. Sometimes the appraisal district gets busy, or the form might be misplaced. In this case, you would not receive the exemption and it is something you want to make sure you have. This reduces the amount you pay for property taxes. I don't know about you, but I would rather pay a lower property tax than a higher one.

I hope this information helps. If you have questions or need additional information on where to get the form, please do not hesitate to give me a call, send me an email or text. I will be happy to provide you with that information.

Again, if you purchased a home in the past year in Texas, make sure you file for your homestead exemption. The form can be found on the county appraisal district website in the county you purchased your home. This would also be where you would file for disability exemptions, or if you are a veteran with 100% disability, then you do not pay any property taxes in the state of Texas so you definitely want to make sure the form is filed.

Homestead Exemption Form for Texas

 

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Brenda J. Andrew

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Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Brenda J. Andrew  I so agree with you dropping it in person and getting a stamp of receipt. Great advice, Endre

Jan 08, 2025 09:19 PM
Brenda J. Andrew

Good morning Endre.  In Corpus Christi you definitely have to drop in person, but I am thinking it is the same in Montgomery county too, where we live now.  We already had an issue ourself with a form here.  Thankfully I had the copy saved on my phone!  Have a great day, glad you and your family are safe and appreciate your update post

Jan 09, 2025 04:57 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I am certain that you have already made all of your clients aware of this and they will not be missing out!

Jan 09, 2025 04:28 AM
Brenda J. Andrew

Good morning Brian.  You would be surprised, people will call 2 years down the road and talk about their payments going up and this is the first question I ask them.  I’ll be emailing them all the form shortly, lol.  Have a great day!

Jan 09, 2025 04:54 AM
Patricia Feager
Flower Mound, TX

Brenda J. Andrew - This is great information to share. There are a lot of people who still didn't file for Home Exemption, and it catches up with them when it's time to sell. That's what happened to my last seller. It made it very challenging when she sold and although she was promised a rebate, the last time I checked, she received no refund for overpayments. If I didn't meet her when I did at the time of the listing, she never would have known and would have lost a lot of money and perhaps already did. 

Jan 09, 2025 05:49 AM
Brenda J. Andrew

Patricia I have had veterans who do not have to pay any taxes get behind on their mortgage and when I ask them if they filed, they said they didn’t.  I reminded them and everything but they just didn’t take the time.  I told them if they wanted to give away $5K then I would be happy to take it off of their hands, of course I was joking.  Anyway, people get busy and forget.  I love to save people money and it sounds like your client received a blessing when they met you!  Isn’t this the greatest job, we get to help people in so many ways.  

Jan 09, 2025 05:58 AM

This is good information to share with area residents.

I hope all is going well for you this week.

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