West Bloomfield · 2025
Valued 45% above what it sold for
- Assessor’s value
- $933,000
- Sold for
- $645,000
- Tax on the gap, per year
- $5,253
Case studies
Homes worth a closer look
Three real Michigan homes, in West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills and East Grand Rapids, each drawn from its community’s own published sales study. In every case the community’s own study shows the assessment well above the sale.
Farmington Hills · 2024
Valued 48% above what it sold for
- Assessor’s value
- $663,880
- Sold for
- $448,000
- Tax on the gap, per year
- $4,628
East Grand Rapids · 2024
Valued 27% above what it sold for
- Assessor’s value
- $840,000
- Sold for
- $662,025
- Tax on the gap, per year
- $4,227
Free review
Request a complimentary assessment review.
We examine your property record card against comparable sales and your community’s published sales study, then tell you whether an appeal is worth pursuing.
The process
From review to a corrected assessment
We build the case. Take it to the Board of Review yourself, or have us file and present it for you. New to appeals? Read how a Michigan appeal works, step by step.
- 01
Record review
We rebuild the city’s valuation from its own studies and your property record card.
- 02
Case preparation
We build the argument the Board of Review will hear: comparable sales, the record card, photographs, floor plans.
- 03
You present it, or we do
Take the finished packet, with filing instructions and your deadlines, to the board yourself. Or have us file and present it as your authorized agent, so you never have to appear.
- March
The Board of Review decides
Approved
Corrected on the roll. Future increases are capped from the lower figure, so the savings carry forward while you own the home.
Denied
You can appeal to the Tax Tribunal’s Small Claims Division by July 31. With full representation, we take it there at no extra fee.
Why us
A neighbor in your corner, not a program
Automated packets and national firms run your address through a formula. But a Board of Review doesn’t just read your packet; it asks questions. Why that sale and not the one down the street? What’s different about your house? Your odds are better when your case comes from someone who knows your neighborhood’s sales, knows how your assessor values homes, and has the answers ready before the board asks.
We show up for you
With full representation, we attend the Board of Review in person and argue your value on your behalf. You never have to take time off or stand in front of the board.
We file, and we keep the deadlines
Appointments, petitions, the March board, the July 31 Tax Tribunal deadline. We track every date and file everything, so nothing slips.
Handmade, not generated
Even the do-it-yourself packet is built by hand by someone who values real estate for a living, not assembled by software. It reads like a case, because it is one.
The errors a formula misses
We check your property record card line by line and catch mistakes, like square footage or a finished basement that isn’t there, that a formula never sees.
Deadlines
Important dates
Set by Michigan law, so they apply statewide. The exact days vary a little by community, so check your notice.
Late FebruaryNext
Assessment notices arrive. Your city or township mails your new assessed and taxable values.
Early MarchNext
Book your Board of Review appointment. The deadline is printed on your notice, usually the week before the board meets.
Second week of MarchNext
March Board of Review. The only time of year to appeal the value itself.
June 1Next
Homestead exemption deadline (Form 2368) for this year’s summer tax bill.
Third week of JulyNext
July Board of Review. Corrects record errors, such as wrong square footage, and missed homestead exemptions, with refunds for what was overpaid.
November 1Next
Homestead exemption deadline (Form 2368) for this year’s winter tax bill.
Second week of DecemberNext
December Board of Review. Corrects record errors, such as wrong square footage, and missed homestead exemptions, with refunds for what was overpaid.
New to the numbers on your notice?
Assessed, state equalized and taxable value, explained in plain English.