Property tax appeal appraisal

Your county assessment is a mass estimate. A computer model values every parcel in the county on a multi-year cycle without inspecting yours. It is right often enough to be defensible in aggregate and wrong often enough to matter to you.

When an appeal is worth filing

When the assessed value is meaningfully above what the property would actually sell for, and the gap is large enough that the tax saving beats the cost of proving it. Run that math first. On a modest residence the appeal may not pay; on commercial property, land, or anything the model handles badly, it often does.

What the model gets wrong most

• Property with condition or functional problems the model cannot see
• Land with access, topography, or utility limits
• Unusual or special-purpose buildings with no clean comparables
• Property affected by a taking, an easement, or a changed road
• Parcels miscoded on size, use, or improvements

What the appraisal does

One property, inspected. Comparable sales chosen and analyzed individually, with each adjustment explained. A written value as of the county's valuation date, in a form the Board of Equalization and Review can actually work with.

Deadlines are real

North Carolina appeal windows are short and they close. Find out your county's deadline before you spend time on anything else, because a good case filed late is worth nothing.

Start with a conversation

Call 984-360-8050 or email claude@globalappraisal.net with the address and the assessed value. A quick look often shows whether there is a case worth paying to make.