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For Karl Peterson, residential property investment is a family business. The family buys buildings in need of repair, guts them, rehabs them and then rents them out.
With more than two decades of experience, Peterson has developed a sharp eye for a building’s potential. His pet peeve: “When people don’t do things the right way.”
Shoddy attempts at renovation are just work he’s going to have to redo. “I want it perfect,” he says.
Is anyone happy with property taxes in Chicago, Cook County or anywhere in Chicagoland? If so, they’d be the first.
But what can we do about it? Aren’t we supposed to just take it… or move?
If you’re unhappy with your property taxes, and are not planning on moving anytime soon, there are two things that you should regularly do for relief.
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The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that assessment notices were mailed on April 27, 2015, for Evanston Township.
The deadline to file a 2015 property tax appeal is May 27, 2015.
There are a lot of reasons to love living in Chicagoland. But when it comes to property taxes, there are an awful lot of places to love more.
In fact, according to a new report, Chicago area homeowners are paying bigger property tax bills on average, than homeowners in 93% of 1,414 counties across the rest of the country.
The April 2018 report from Attom Data Solutions compared counties with at least 10,000 single-family homes and showed that homeowners in Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, Cook and Will counties had average tax bills higher than 93% to 99% of the counties in the study.
The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that assessment notices were mailed on April 25, 2016, for Calumet Township.
The deadline to file a 2016 property tax appeal at the Cook County Assessor’s Office is May 25, 2016.
Keeping on top of the deadlines for filing an appeal of your property tax assessment doesn’t seem like it would be an unmanageable task. And maybe it wouldn’t be if that were all you had to keep track of.
There are four key dates every year – not counting the deadline for paying your taxes on time! – the opening and closing date of the window for appealing your assessment to the county assessor’s office and the opening and closing date of the window for filing an appeal with the board of review.
Senior citizens, disabled and returning veterans and new homeowners also have deadlines for applying for exemptions that can reduce their property tax bills. So that’s five or six key dates for potentially saving thousands of dollars in property taxes or avoiding a late fee.
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Assessment notices were mailed by the Cook County Assessor’s office to Bremen Township property owners on Wednesday, April 25th. If you own property in Bremen Township you have 30 days to appeal your assessment at the Assessor’s office until the deadline of May 25th.
We recommend you review your assessment annually and appeal at the Assessor’s office and the Board of Review whenever you have a strong basis for an appeal argument. This is the best way to ensure you never pay more than your fair share in property taxes. Others also recommend this approach.
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The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that assessment notices were mailed on April 20, 2016, for Berwyn Township.
The deadline to file a 2016 property tax appeal at the Cook County Assessor’s Office is May 20, 2016.
Assessment notices for tax year 2017 were mailed by the Cook County Assessor’s office to Elk Grove Township. The Assessor’s office is now accepting 2017 property tax appeals for Elk Grove. The deadline to file an appeal of your assessment at the Assessor’s office is May 24th.
Elk Grove was reassessed in 2016. However, you have the right to appeal your assessment every year, regardless of the reassessment year. Given the ever changing housing market and valuations we believe it is in your best interest to review your assessment each year to examine whether or not you have a strong case for an appeal. Contact us today and we can offer you a free professional analysis on whether or not an appeal makes sense for you in 2017.
The Cook County Assessor’s office mailed 2018 reassessment notices to Rogers Park property owners on Monday, April 23rd. Valuation statistics from the Assessor’s office are located here. If you own property in Rogers Park you have 30 days to appeal your assessment at the Assessor’s office and will have a second opportunity later in the year at the Board of Review. The deadline for appealing at the Assessor’s office is May 23rd.
In order to ensure that you do not pay more than your fair share in property taxes we recommend you review your assessment annually and appeal whenever there is a strong case to be made (others also make this recommendation). Successfully appealing your assessed value in a reassessment year may provide 3 years of savings on your future property tax bills.
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