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West Michigan

Just bought a home in West Michigan? Your property tax is about to change.

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What to know

Four things every Michigan buyer should know

  1. 01

    The seller’s taxes aren’t your taxes

    While someone owns a home, Michigan caps how fast its taxable value can rise. The year after you buy, the cap comes off and taxable value resets to the assessed value, often much higher. Budget for the jump.

  2. 02

    Confirm your transfer affidavit was filed

    Your Property Transfer Affidavit (Form 2766) must reach the assessor within 45 days of closing. Your title company usually files it, but not always, and a late filing can bring a penalty.

  3. 03

    File your homestead exemption

    If it’s your primary residence, file the Principal Residence Exemption (Form 2368) with your city or township by June 1 or November 1. Without it, you pay up to 18 extra mills of school operating tax.

  4. 04

    Check your assessment in February

    Your assessment notice arrives in late February. If the city values your home well above what you paid, you can appeal at the March Board of Review.

  1. ClosingThe cap comes off the following year
  2. Within 45 daysForm 2766, the Property Transfer Affidavit, is filed
  3. June 1 or Nov. 1File Form 2368, your homestead exemption
  4. Late FebruaryYour assessment notice arrives
  5. MarchBoard of Review hears appeals
  6. JulyThe summer tax bill shows the result

How we help

Start with a free review

We rebuild your assessment from the city’s own records and tell you whether an appeal is worth filing. If it is, you choose how to proceed.

Free review

Free

We rebuild the city’s valuation from your property record card and its own sales study, test it against comparable sales, and tell you whether the assessment holds up.

Appeal packet

$350 flat fee

We build the case the Board of Review will hear, with filing instructions and deadlines. You present it.

Full representation

$150 filing fee and 40% of year-one savings

We file the appeal as your authorized agent and present it to the Board of Review for you.

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Tell us where the home is and, if you know it, what you paid. We’ll pull the record and email you what we find within two business days.

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