The Campaign
You sign once. We do the year.
Here's the whole thing, in the order it happens, with the real dates. Watch it, or read it below.
Eighty-five seconds
Revere explains the whole thing.
The nine steps underneath are the same year, written down.
Then we go again every April, without asking you for anything, until you tell us to stop.
01 · Today
Two minutes. Then you're done.
Everything we need from you happens on the first day, on your phone.
- 01Today · 2 minutesYou
Look up your county record
We pull your county record, show you what the appraisal district has you at, and tell you what we think it should be.
- 02TodayYou
Sign the Declaration
Form 50-162, the county's agent-designation form. It names Austin Tea Party as your representative. You can revoke it any time.
02 · Every spring
We do the season's work.
The exemption first, then the Notice, then the protest. You hear from us when something happens.
- 03By April 30Us
We file your homestead exemption, free
If the address on your driver's license doesn't match the property yet, we'll tell you and hold it until it does. This is separate from the protest and it happens whether or not the protest goes anywhere.
- 04April 1–15County
The Notice arrives
The county mails its number. Revere rides that week. You don't need to do anything with it. We get the same information and we're already working.
- 05By May 15Us
We file the protest
We review what the district has you at against its own records, comparable sales, and similar homes. If we think we can bring it down, we file. If we don't, we tell you why and we don't file. A protest we can't win wastes your time and puts nothing in your pocket.
- 06May to JulyUs
We argue it, in person
Comparable sales, a like-for-like comparison against similar homes, and the records that support a lower number. Most protests in Texas are resolved in an informal conference without a hearing. If yours needs to go to the appraisal review board, we go. You don't have to be there.
03 · The bill
Pay only if we win.
One invoice, once a year, and only when the number comes down.
- 07FallUs
The Tea Bill, only if we win
Nothing up front, nothing at all if your taxes don't go down. No card. Our fee is 40% of the tax you save that year, with a new invoice only in a year we win again.
- 08January 31County
The tax bill, and where the saving lands
Most people with a mortgage never see a tax bill. Your lender collects property tax and insurance monthly, holds it in escrow, and pays the county for you. When we bring your value down, the saving reaches you as a lower monthly payment, an escrow refund, or a lower tax bill if you pay the county directly.
- 09Next AprilUs
Next year, again
Then we review your number again next spring, without asking you for anything. Every year, until you tell us to stop.