Mike Allende on 06/19/2012
When I was in school, I had a class where the teacher would put pretty much everything we would need to know for a test on the board, and all we would have to do was copy it down, because we could use the notes on the test.
For many...
Mike Allende on 05/08/2012
Things are moving fast for us at ValueAppeal as customers from North Carolina, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado continue to call in for our help with their assessment appeals. Meanwhile, campaigns in Tennessee, Missouri and Georgia will...
Mike Allende on 04/27/2012
One thing that sometimes scares people away from appealing their assessed property value is the prospect of attending a hearing. They picture a full court hearing with a judge pointing his gavel at you and throwing a barrage of questions...
Mike Allende on 04/24/2012
It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that assessor’s don’t like property assessment appeals. I mean, who likes being told they’re wrong? I don’t, not that I’m wrong all that often, according to me...
Mike Allende on 04/13/2012
It was another good week at ValueAppeal, and that’s not just because of the beautiful weather at our office in the shadow of the Space Needle.
Of most interest was the reporting of several success stories, which we always love...
Mike Allende on 01/05/2012
During his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has railed against high corporate taxes, which he says make it hard for businesses to be successful and create jobs.
The Huntsman family...
Mike Allende on 12/28/2011
One of the most comment questions we get at ValueAppeal is, “How long is this going to take?”
Usually, the questioner means from beginning to end, how long will the process take between submitting the appeal and getting a...
Mike Allende on 12/20/2011
The Las Vegas Sun recently ran a brief note about the Dec. 5 death of 59-year-old Carlos Ramirez. Ramirez wasn’t a politician. He wasn’t a star athlete or entertainer. He wasn’t a high roller.
So why was his passing worth...
Mike Allende on 12/16/2011
Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios appears to be in the clear after the Cook County Board of Ethics dropped its investigation over the thousands of dollars Berrios received from attorneys who represent clients in property assessment disputes...
Mike Allende on 12/05/2011
Miami residents recently received their newest property tax notices, and for many, like those all over the country, it came as a big shock. And celebrities are no different.
The Miami Herald took this look at the tax bills of some of the...
