Assessment Appeal (Challenge) Services

Most areas, including Oklahoma County, determine your property tax based on an ad valorem assessment of the property's value. As a property owner, you may 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.

If you feel this has happened to you, then you need to act quickly. Some areas have very strict time limits for your appeals (Oklahoma County, you have 20 days). If you feel as though your property was overvalued, a professional, independent, third-party appraiser is often your best bet in proving your case. That's where we come in.

(Please note: We recommend you do some research on your own before determining whether to go forward with a property assessment appeal. A great resource for this can be your County Assessor's website. Oklahoma County's Assessor Website has many tools that can allow you to view recent sales in your subdivision. )

Often these mistakes in value assessments are based off of incorrect measurement of your homes Square Footage. Obviously a home with 3,000 Sq.Ft. is worth more than one built with the same quality that is only 2,500 Sq.Ft. When you hire us for an assessment appeal, you'll be commissioning an independent, third-party professional appraisal report. Where we do our own measurements using the ANSI standards, verify recent sales in your neighborhood and competing neighborhoods and use every applicable technique to accurately determine the fair market value of your home. If you're right that your property has been overvalued, an independent report such as ours will often be more persuasive than any other evidence you can marshal on your own. 

Sometimes, you will have a hearing on your assessment appeal and will need for the appraiser you've hired to testify on your behalf. Be assured that at Campfire, we are able to professionally and persuasively testify at appeal hearings.  Browse our website to learn more about our qualifications, expertise and services offered.