Homestead Exemption in Texas

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!

Brenda J. Andrew - In the last two sales I had, the client was one and the same. They only lived in the house I listed/sold a short time. Then he got sick, very sick, and passed away. When I asked her why she didn't file a home exemption, she said it was the furthest thing from her mind. I can understand that. Her previous agent did not stay in touch. She was a referral to me from CO where she lived before TX. I did go to the Appraisal district (she did not want to go with me) and talked to someone at the Appraisal Office. They did refund her the money she overpaid, but she had to go to the Office to do it in person. She did follow up. For her new construction, which I represented as a Buyer, she did file for Home Exemption and was happy she listened to me. 

That was such a great service you provided for her Patricia.  That is why people should work with you. It is hard to find someone who actually cares.  There are a few of us still out there, but I can’t believe some of the things I am seeing.  Thanks for stopping by!  I have been blogging on another site, but getting more views here!  I need to come back and also get back to the basics.  Have a blessed day my friend and thanks for sharing this story. 

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.  

Hi Carol.  I apologize for not replying to this last year.  Colorado has no homestead exemption?  You must have low property taxes.  The exemption is about 20% of the tax, but we have no state tax so our property taxes are high in my opinion. 

Hi Patricia Feager .  I haven’t looked it over yet but knew there were several.  I am really going to have to research it and make sure I get to the polls to vote.  I need to put it out there everywhere also so others vote as well.  They always make the language tricky.  I wonder if the Association has it’s recommended to break them down, although I don’t always go with their opinions.  

I hope you are doing well.  We will definitely get together sometime.  I would love to meet you in person!  Have a blessed day!