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Golden State Tax Relief Expands Property Tax Saving Service Statewide

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Firm Found California Homeowners More Than Seven Million Dollars Last Year

PRLog (Press Release) – May 12, 2009 – SACRAMENTO – Last year, California homeowners threw away millions of dollars by overpaying property taxes that were based on inflated home values. A new Homeowner Assistance program by Golden State Tax Relief has taken the pain and confusion out of the property tax reassessment process. By offering free online estimates, Golden State Tax Relief wants to make sure that every homeowner in California has the opportunity to see if they are eligible for a property tax reduction.

“Millions of extra dollars are flowing away from needy California families because they are paying excess property taxes on out of date property valuations,” said Mike Linville, owner of Golden State Tax Relief. “We fully support the collection of property taxes because they go to support many necessary services. All we are trying to do is make sure that the property values, and the taxes they generate, are reflective of today’s housing market. There are a lot of folks out there having a hard time financially and this type of savings really adds up.”

With home prices across California down more than 40 percent to 2002 price levels, it’s a fact that many homeowners are still paying property taxes based on valuations that are significantly higher than their current home value. As a public service, Golden State Tax Relief has a free and easy place on its website where homeowners can find out within 30 seconds if they are paying too much on their property taxes.

“Cash strapped county governments don’t have the staff or the time to accurately reappraise each and every home across the state, they just don’t.” Linville said. “Last year, for example, Sacramento County lowered property taxes on more than 80,000 homes. Do you think a full appraisal was done on each and every home? Of course not, generalizations had to be made. With our service, we believe the power is in accurate data. Accurate data yields accurate results.”

If homeowners are interested in easily finding out if they potentially can take advantage of property tax relief from Proposition 8, Golden State Tax Relief has made available a free and no obligation place on its www.goldenstatetaxrelief.com website to make a quick check. No sign up or registration is required. Homeowners then have the option of filing the paperwork themselves or having the firm complete some or all of the necessary forms with different service levels to meet any need and budget.

In a new Homeowners Assistance self-serve option, affordably priced at less than $30, Golden State Tax Relief completes the paperwork and the customer chooses the price comps and delivers the paperwork. For homeowners wanting to avoid the entire process, Golden State Tax Relief can take care of this as well.

More than 30 years ago, California voters approved Proposition 8 giving homeowners the right to request a temporary reduction in accessed value when a property suffers a “decline in value.” A “decline in value” occurs when the current market value of the property is less than the currentassessed value as of January 1.

For a free no-obligation estimate of savings on your property taxes please visit Golden State Tax Relief’s website at http://www.goldenstatetaxrelief.com.

Over $5 million in savings found so far!

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

SacramentoTaxRelief.com is in full swing with less than a month left until the property tax reassessment deadline – today we broke the $5 million barrier in terms of savings uncovered for Sacramento County homeowners.

Sacramento Tax Relief nearing $2 million in property tax savings for river city homeowners

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Sacramento Tax Relief Saves Homeowners From Paying Excess Taxes on Falling Home Values

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 27, 2008 – SACRAMENTO – What would you do with your share of a two million dollar savings windfall? Homeowners that visited SacramentoTaxRelief.com are enjoying their share of the money as the firm announced today that it has saved nearly $2 million in property taxes for River City citizens.

“I am excited we are saving Sacramento residents nearly $2 million in excess property taxes,” said Mike Linville, owner of Sacramento Tax Relief. “Our absolutely free one-minute evaluation can be the difference between wasting hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on excess property taxes for a home that has declined in value.”

With the decline in the real estate market, many Sacramento homeowners are still paying property tax bills based on out-of-date assessor valuations. Sacramento Tax Relief comes to the rescue of homeowners with a quick and easy-to-use process that puts those excess dollars back into the hands of families.

“There’s no obligation to check out Sacramento Tax Relief and use the free evaluator tool,” Linville said. “Best of all, it is only costs $69 if you want us to conveniently handle all of the government paperwork and there is even a 100 percent no-hassle money back guarantee.”

In fact, Linville is confident that if a homeowner bought their home between 2004 and 2007, his firm can save them money – guaranteed!

“It is important to visit SacramentoTaxRelief.com even if you don’t think you qualify for a home revaluation,” Linville said. “Many people don’t think they qualify and then are amazed when we can find them savings of $200, $300 or more on their property taxes.”

Linville stresses that Sacramento homeowners looking to take advantage of the housing downturn to lower their property tax better visit SacramentoTaxRelief.com today because the deadline for revaluation is quickly approaching.

“Homeowners only have until November 30 to get their homes reassessed for the 2008-2009 tax year,” he said. “Once that deadline passes, the excess taxes paid are gone forever.”

For a free no-obligation estimate of savings on your property tax please visit Sacramento Tax Relief’s website today at www.sacramentotaxrelief.com.

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Media Contact:
Mike Linville, Owner
Sacramento Tax Relief
Phone: 916-682.9111

Over $2 million in savings found so far!

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Today SacramentoTaxRelief.com broke the $2 million barrier in terms of savings uncovered for Sacramento County homeowners. If you would like a FREE estimate of your savings online please visit us at http://www.sacramentotaxrelief.com.

Property tax bills rile Sacramento region residents

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

(by: Robert Lewis via sacbee.com)

As property tax bills land in mailboxes across the region, county assessors are reporting record numbers of complaints and assessment appeals… (Read full article…)

Over $1 million in savings found so far!

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Here we go folks … Over $1 million in overpaid property taxes found thus far in Sacramento County.

Homeowner delinquencies rise

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

(by: Loretta Kalb via sacbee.com)

Millions of dollars in late special property taxes are forcing some cities and districts to threaten delinquent taxpayers with foreclosure… (Read full article…)

Sacramento taxpayers at risk of paying thousands of dollars in excess property taxes

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Sacramento Tax Relief Saves Homeowners From Paying Excess Taxes on Falling Home Values

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 22, 2008 – SACRAMENTO – Sacramento homeowners may want to take a moment before they make their next property tax payment and visit the free value estimator at Sacramento Tax Relief’s website at www.sacramentotaxrelief.com. The one-minute evaluation can be the difference between wasting hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on excess property taxes for a home that has declined in value.

While the fallout from the housing crisis continues to roll through Sacramento, county assessors have not been able to keep up with all of the changing house values. The fact is many Sacramento homeowners may be paying property taxes on last year’s high valuations despite the fact the property has declined in value. Even with the tax controls granted under Proposition 13, homeowners may still be paying too much to the county assessors office.

“Homeowners could be throwing away hundreds of dollars in excess property taxes because of incorrect market value assessments,” said Mike Linville, owner of Sacramento Tax Relief. “While a homeowner might know that their home has gone down in value, proving it to the assessors office is another matter. Worst of all the time is quickly running out to make the changes by the end of November.”

Sacramento Tax Relief affordably takes the hassle out of the revaluation process. A process homeowners should not have to struggle with, proving a Proposition 8 allowed temporary decline in value to the assessor’s office requires the hassle of filling out the paperwork, price comparisons to other properties, a licensed Realtor’s® opinion and the time necessary to drop it all off and follow-up on the process.

“It’s a real headache,” Linville said. “We make it easy and very affordable at only $69 – with a money back guarantee!”

Linville’s firm handles the entire revaluation process including a free estimate of savings, a complete professional property valuation by a licensed area Realtor®, time saving preparation of all of the required government paperwork and supporting documentation and they even submit the package to the assessors office for you saving gas and time driving.

The results have been outstanding for some local residents. According to Linville, one delighted customer was able to save $800 while another got $900 in excess taxes eliminated from her bill. Even one customer that had their taxes reduced recently by the county saved an additional $1500 by using the service.

“We believe in paying our fair share of property taxes,” Linville said. “But if your home has gone down in value due to the market conditions, why should you overpay them?”

For a free no-obligation estimate of savings on your property taxes please visit Sacramento Tax Relief’s website at www.sacramentotaxrelief.com.

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Media Contact:
Mike Linville , Owner
Sacramento Tax Relief
Phone: 916-682-9111

Here come the property tax breaks

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

(by: Jim Wasserman via sacbee.com)

I have been talking with county assessors across the region for the past 24 hours for a story running Saturday about property tax breaks for… (Read full article…)

California homes lose value fastest in the nation

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(by: David Benda via redding.com)

California is a bottom-feeder in the latest house price index from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, which has been tracking home values since 1991. (Read full article…)