Bring It On!

I have a serious bone to pick with the Parker County Appraisal District. PCAD, if you are reading this - yes, I mean you! You!

They sent us a little two page letter in a little white envelope that could have inconspicuously been mistaken for a little more junk mail. Sneaky bastards. It's definitely junk mail, just not the kind I can throw away.

It was just a short note informing us our taxes would be increasing. 11%. Luckily, they went ahead and sent me a protest form with the note, just in case.

I simmered over it for a day trying to decide what to do and how I could protest this in my favor. Come to find out, they couldn't have made it easier for me (I hope). I just had to put the pieces together.

I spent the day doing some research on my neighbors and in the online public records. Come to find out, the average was a -3% DECREASE for my neighborhood. Are you FUCKING kidding me? And they're trying to pull over an 11% increase on me. We will see about that.

Apparently, to protest your taxes you have to put together a case and verbally present it in front of the Appraisal Review Board. Awesome. This should be a fun college presentation. I'll be ready for them.