Property Tax Appeal

We provide property tax consulting services on a shared savings (contingency basis).

In this—non-appraiser—capacity of service, we do not retain the impartiality and objectiveness required in the appraisal practice. Rather, we use our knowledge of real estate markets and valuation techniques to advocate for a lower tax valuation. 

  • We analyze and present defensible value arguments to the Assessor's office

  • We deal with all the analysis, deadlines, forms and red tape. 

  • You get reduced tax bills.

Our Guarantee

NO FEE UNLESS WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON YOUR TAXES.

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Did you buy your building

  • Make an upgrade

  • Build a new building

  • Loose a tenant

  • Change the use

  • Have property damage 

When you hire Bearing Commercial Appraisal, your get a MAI (Member of the Appraisal Institute) designated appraiser, licensed Certified General Appraiser (valuation professional) to advocate for you. We provide property value analysis, filing all forms, representing and negotiation for you with to the Assessor Office. Following a first round appeal, we testifying in front of the County Board of Equalization (CBOE), all the way to the State Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA), if required to lower your property value and taxes. 

Most localities determine your property tax burden based on an ad valorem assessment of the property's value. Sometimes, as a property owner, you get an unwanted surprise in the mail telling you your taxes are going up, and sometimes it may seem as though your assessment is too high.

Often, matters like this can be resolved with a phone call. However, if after discussing your assessment with your local taxing authority you still feel as though your property was overvalued, a professional valuation professional (appraiser) is often your best bet in proving your case. That's where we come in.

There are as many different procedures for appealing assessments as there are property taxing districts, so it's important to enlist the help of a professional appraisal firm that's experienced and trained in the administrative process and knowledge of the valuation process and techniques in El Paso County and Colorado Springs. 

When you hire Bearing Commercial Appraisal you will have a professional valuation firm advocating on your behalf. We will provide well researched and persuasive evidence in order to reduce your value to a fair and equal amount. We will file all forms in a timely manner, attend any informal meetings with the Assessor and testify in at the County of Board of Equalization and State Board of Assessment Appeals. We have extensive real estate testimony experience in front of the City Councils for Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, El Paso Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County and Pueblo County District Courts. Be assured that at Bearing Commercial Appraisal, we are able to professionally and persuasively testify at appeal hearings.  Browse our website to learn more about our qualifications, expertise and services offered.