Boston Tea Party. The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor, Nathaniel Currier, 1846.

We’ve always protested unfair taxes.

Property tax protests for commercial owners across Texas.

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The county put a tax value on your property without looking at its details.

Appraisal districts use mass appraisal methods to value thousands of properties at once; an approach that can unfairly value your property, increasing your operating expenses and reducing your market value. Filing a protest is how you get it corrected.

Illustrative example

May 15The Texas protest deadline, or 30 days after your notice, whichever is later.
85%of protests on $5M+ commercial properties in Dallas County end in a reduction. Make sure you’re getting your fair share.
$0What you pay us unless your bill goes down. Our fee is a share of tax savings.

We build your case around the details that determine your property’s value.

We review your property’s income, occupancy, condition, market data, and comparable properties to identify what supports a fair assessment. We then present that evidence to the appraisal district.

Appraisal district formula, run across every property

The starting assessment

A property type and a square footage
County-average rents, not the rents you collect
Last year’s value, moved up again
An aerial photo
Comps with the highest sales prices

Your building, looking at the details that matter.

The case we build

Real and accurate market data that supports a fair valuation of your property
Actual rents, occupancies, and cap rates
What real nearby comps are valued at per square foot
Specific building conditions, deferred maintenance, and repairs needed
Sales of buildings that really compare to yours, adjusted for what is different

Illustration of a typical overassessed property Illustrative example

Typical similar building$142per square foot

This building$178per square foot

$69k actual tax savingson a 96,000 sq ft building at a 2% effective tax rate

Each dot is a similar property nearby, placed at the value it gets taxed on per square foot. Most sit around $142. This one is at $178. Texas law lets you protest on that difference alone.

See your potential savings

Type or drag to your current assessed value. See what an 8–20% reduction could save at a 2% tax rate.

County assessed value

Type any value, or use the slider.

Illustrative first-year tax savings $19,800 to $49,600

Before service fees

Your yearly property tax bill

Before$248,000

After$198,400 to $228,200

Illustrative dataSome properties see no reduction; others see more than this illustration.

That is a value cut of $992,000 to $2,480,000 (8% to 20%), taxed at a combined rate of 2%. This is an illustrative range, not a measured average or a guaranteed result. Actual savings depend on your property and local tax rates; service fees are not deducted.

We review your assessment, identify opportunities for a reduction, and give you a clear recommendation before you commit.

Look up your building to see its county value beside similar buildings, on the county’s own numbers.

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The team protesting your value knows commercial real estate.

We built Paradox as commercial property owners who protest our own assessments every year. We bring that same scrutiny and firsthand experience to your property.

After 20 years of real estate development, we started the firm we always wished we could’ve hired.

What you can count on

Transparency.

You will know what we found, what it costs, and where your protest stands.

Savings.

Real tax savings that preserve NOI or NNN costs.

Communication.

The people working your file are the people who answer you.

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Property tax is one of the biggest expenses your building carries, so we fight it every year. Winning a protest once is worth something. Holding the value down for six years is worth a great deal more.

The same building, protested every year vs left alone

Illustrative example: one building left alone from $12M, rising about 7% a year, against the same building protested to $10M and held to about 2% a year. Hover or tap a year to read both.

Six years of protests: about $455k in tax saved on this property.

No savings, no fee

A share of tax savings, agreed in writing before anything starts. No admin fee, nothing that shows up later.

You talk to the people doing the work

No account managers, no handoffs. The team that answers is the team building your evidence and sitting in your hearing.

We represent you past the hearing

Most protests settle with the county or at the appraisal review board. When the numbers justify going further we keep representing you: binding arbitration for properties that qualify, or district court through the licensed Texas attorneys we work with.

Our process is simple

You send the property address

The address and your latest notice of appraised value. That is all we need to start.
We analyze the valuation

We analyze your assessment against market data, comparable properties, and the details of your building. Then we show you where the evidence supports a reduction.
We handle the rest

We file the protest, build the evidence, negotiate with the county, and represent you in the hearing. Where the numbers justify going further, we handle binding arbitration, or district court with an attorney.
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Texas property tax schedule

Scroll across to see the full year.

A typical Texas property tax year, from valuation to billing. *The usual protest deadline is May 15 or 30 days after your notice is mailed, whichever is later. Dates shown are typical; deadline exceptions apply.

Where to start.

Your property deserves a closer look. Send us your property address, and we’ll take it from there.

Looking costs nothing. We tell you honestly whether you have a case or not.
Don’t miss the deadline. Notices land in spring; the protest deadline is May 15, or 30 days after your notice, whichever is later.
Direct access. The team that answers is the team that works your file.

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