Travis County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 47%! 

The house at 506 Lightsey Rd, Austin, Texas, 78704 sold for $380,000 in January 2019. Travis County Appraisal District valued this property at $557,450 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $4,791 (2.7% tax rate times amount over-valued) in property taxes, just for this year, unless they protest their property taxes or hire a property tax consultant to protest for them.

The first step for homeowners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence. It does appear the home 506 Lightsey Rd, Austin, Texas, 78704 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Travis County Appraisal District reports this 1,666 square foot house was built in 1964 and is located on a 6,294 square foot lot.

Because the property is more than 25% over-taxed, it qualifies for a substantial error protest if a routine protest was not filed.

If you know the owners of 506 Lightsey Rd, Austin, Texas, 78704 please encourage them to file a property tax protest. Even if they missed the May 15 protest deadline, they can still file a substantial error protest. In many cases, if they provide the appraisal district with a copy of the closing statement, they will correct the value.  

Just for filing a form with a copy of the closing statement the owner can save $4,791.

Travis County property tax information: Travis County Appraisal District

Travis County property tax info:  Informal property tax protest hearing