What is a property tax appeal?

A property tax appeal (also called a protest in Texas) is a formal process where you challenge your county appraiser's assessed value of your home. You file with the county Appraisal Review Board (ARB), present comparable-sales evidence that your home is overvalued, and the board issues a ruling.

When is the Texas property tax appeal deadline?

In Texas, the deadline to file a property tax protest is May 15 each year (or 30 days after your appraisal notice is mailed, whichever is later). The 2026 deadline has passed; the next protest window is April-May 2027.

How much can I save by appealing my property taxes?

Homeowners who appeal save an average of $774 per year in Texas, and you can protest again every year. Success rates range from 80-91% when you bring 3-5 comparable sales as evidence.

What's the difference between AppealMyTax and Ownwell?

AppealMyTax charges a flat $49, one time, for a complete personalized appeal packet you file yourself. You keep 100% of your savings every year. Ownwell keeps a 25-35% contingency on whatever you save and O'Connor keeps about half, meaning a $2,461 reduction costs you roughly $615-$1,230 every year forever. We charge $49 once and keep nothing.

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AppealDesk reviews: is AppealDesk legit in 2026?

AppealDesk is a real, working $49 flat-fee product that generates a property tax appeal packet and claims coverage of 50 states and 3,100 counties. The pricing is honest and flat, the same $49 as our packet, and you keep 100% of your savings, so on cost there is nothing to criticize. The one thing to know before you buy: AppealDesk's comparable sales are AI-generated estimates with no disclosed data source, which means you cannot verify where a given comp came from before you file it. A wrong or unverifiable comparable can lose a hearing, so for a contested Texas protest the deciding question is the evidence, not the price.

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Pricing compared

Service	Fee	You keep on a $1,155 saving	Comp data
AppealMyTax Filing-ready packet (you file) · 13 Texas counties	$49 flat, one time	$1,106	Real comparable parcels from your county's own appraisal roll, each one verifiable
AppealDesk Filing-ready packet (you file) · Claims all 50 states / 3,100 counties	$49 flat	$1,106	AI-generated estimates; no county data source disclosed
Ownwell Done for you · About 7-8 states	25% of savings (35% in FL/CA/NY), every year	$866/yr	Their analysts assemble the evidence and file on your behalf

$1,155 is an illustrative annual saving (a typical Harris County reduction). Fees are each provider's publicly listed pricing as of June 2026; verify on their sites.

Is AppealDesk legit? Yes, and the price is fair

Let us be fair: AppealDesk is a legitimate software product with transparent, flat pricing. It is $49, there is no contingency, and it will generate a packet for properties across the country, including places no Texas-only service can help. If your property is outside the 13 Texas counties a service like ours covers with real roll data, AppealDesk might be able to produce something where we cannot. Credit where it is due.

The data-transparency question

Here is the part worth checking before you spend the $49. AppealDesk's comparable sales are AI-generated and it does not disclose a county data source. It claims 3,100 counties, but loading and maintaining actual appraisal-roll data for 3,100 counties is an enormous undertaking, and the packet appears to generate an estimate rather than pull a verified record. The practical risk: if you cannot look up a comparable to confirm it is a real, similar property, you cannot check your own case before you file it, and a hearing officer who checks a bad comp can reject the protest.

We show our data. Here is ours.

We analyzed 4.6 million homes across 13 Texas counties for our over-assessment study: roughly 945,000 are assessed above comparable homes nearby, about $1.4 billion a year in overpayment. Every comparable in an AppealMyTax packet is a real parcel from your county's own appraisal roll that you can look up yourself, and you see your exact overpayment and those comps free in 30 seconds before you pay. Same $49 price as AppealDesk, with a verifiable county record instead of an AI estimate. If any comp in your packet is not a real, verifiable parcel, we refund you in full.

See the full data behind these numbers in our Texas over-assessment study, compare every service in the comparison hub, or run your own numbers in the fee calculator.

Common questions

Is AppealDesk legit?

Yes, AppealDesk is a real $49 flat-fee product with honest, transparent pricing and no contingency cut. It generates appeal packets and claims very wide coverage. The caution is about the evidence, not the company: its comparable sales are AI-generated with no disclosed county data source.

Does AppealDesk use real property data?

AppealDesk's comparables are AI-generated estimates and it does not disclose a county data source, so there is no way to verify where a given comp came from. That is the key difference from a packet built on your county's actual appraisal roll, where every comparable is a real parcel you can look up.

Is AppealDesk worth $49?

The price is fair and it is the same $49 as our packet, so it comes down to data. For a county where you can get a packet built from the real appraisal roll with verifiable comps, that is the better value at the same price. For a county no real-data service covers, AppealDesk may be your only flat-fee option.

AppealDesk vs AppealMyTax, what is the difference?

Both are $49 flat and you keep 100% of your savings, so the price is a wash. AppealDesk generates AI estimates for a claimed 3,100 counties; AppealMyTax pulls real, checkable comparable parcels from your county's own appraisal roll across 13 Texas counties, and shows you your overpayment and comps free first.

Does AppealDesk cover my county?

AppealDesk claims all 50 states and 3,100 counties, but the packet appears to be a generated estimate rather than loaded roll data. If you are in one of the 13 Texas counties AppealMyTax covers, you can confirm free in 30 seconds that the comps are real parcels from your actual appraisal district.

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