Property Tax Agents - CAPTA

San Bernardino Retail Property Tax Reduction

James Guffey, III — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:01:06 +0000

We were contacted by a property owner in San Bernardino County who had filed a 2010 application for changed assessment on a vacant retail building. We received our agreements back on April 30th, to handle her 2010 appeal which was scheduled for May 16th. The building was occupied by a national video rental chain...

San Bernardino Property Tax Appeal

James Guffey, III — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:26:07 +0000

After filing an application for changed assessment to lower the assessed value of a home in San Bernardino County, we were able to work out a reduction with the County Assessor’s office resulting in refunds to our client. After some back and forth with the County we were able to show why the comparables used [...]

Sacramento County Property Tax Reduction

James Guffey, III — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:21:29 +0000

We were appealing the assessed value of a 2.3 acre commercial site with an older, 3 tenant retail building that fronts the main street and a older single family residence behind it in Sacramento County. The back of the lot, which is unimproved, is considered excess land. The 2010 enrolled value was $1,795,000 and the 2011 enrolled value was higher at $1,808,000. It looks like this value would have carried forward to the 2012 tax year

LA County Property Tax Reduction

James Guffey, III — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:43:44 +0000

Yesterday we attended a hearing before the board of appeals on a fast food restaurant (major chain) in Los Angeles County. By showing that the reduced rent paid by the tenant towards the end of the lease, and that this particular chain was inferior to other top brands, we were able to secure a reduction [...]

San Diego County Property Taxes

James Guffey, III — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:17:31 +0000

After receiving and reviewing our application for changed assessment filed with San Diego County, we were offered a stipulation on a parcel of vacant residential land in La Jolly. The parcel was originally assessed at $1,385,000 and we were able to accept a reduction to $1,000,000 saving our client over $4,000 in property taxes in [...]

San Joaquin County Reduction

James Guffey, III — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:37:08 +0000

This is a very unusual property and all but impossible to value using comparable sales. The property consists of about three and a half acres and a collection of hotel type buildings, duplexes, cottages, travel trailers and mobile homes. The enrolled value was over $1.2 million dollars. Our agent determined...

San Diego County Duplex Reduction

James Guffey, III — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:43:46 +0000

We were able to work out a stipulation on a duplex in San Diego County, assessed at $1,737,989 for the 2011 year. This reduction in the property tax base was achieved after providing the County with information pertaining to comparable sales and income produced by this property. The value we agreed upon was...

It’s a Win-Win!

James Guffey, III — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:16:53 +0000

What does Dr. E have to say about CAPTA? “You are saving our clients a lot of money and feel it is a Win-Win Situation. Keep up the Good Work!” That pretty much says it all.

San Bernardino County Hotel Reduction

James Guffey, III — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:29:26 +0000

Today we achieved a 2010 decline in value property tax reduction on a hotel in Ontario, San Bernardino County. The assessment for the 2010 fiscal year was $3,304,182. After working with some comparable sales and analysis of the income, we were able to reduce the property tax assessed value to $2,750,000, or $50,000 per room. [...]

San Bernardino County $1,500 Property Tax Refund

James Guffey, III — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:51:51 +0000

Today one of our agents was able to secure a $152,000 reduction in the assessment of a single family residence in San Bernardino County. The appeal was for the 2010/2011 tax year, thus the value attributed to the property as of 1/1/2010. The current owners purchased the property in May of 2009, meaning...