Homeowners: Could this save you thousands in just a few hours?
You know all those great tactics to save huge chunks of cash — the tactics that don’t require you to scrimp and save? I’m talking about things like lowering the APR on your credit card or getting a better deal on your car insurance — paying less for the stuff that’s kind of a drag to pay for in the first place.
Well, as a new homeowner, I’ve been working on lowering one of those no-fun expenses: property taxes.
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how I was surprised that my assessed house value was 31 percent higher for 2014 than it was in 2013 — and that I had filed the paperwork to protest that assessment.