[Everyone] Fwd: [External] Property Tax Assessment

Tue Jul 15 00:03:55 UTC 2025

I agree finding comps was a big challenge.  Most, not all, of those came up
in my search but I filtered them out for various reasons.  What value did
you end up using?

Maybe I am crazy, but taking into consideration that the Assessment
effective date is January 1, 2025, I am going with $498,000.  It "feels"
low but I've used all the available tools, shown all the math three
different ways for them, provided charts and spreadsheets,  and they've
been reasonably consistent.

I can share the chart and spreadsheet if anyone wants them.

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM Maryann Dabkowski <mdabkowski at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Dave & Joanna.
> Your selections seem pretty good to me. I probably used different filters
> than you did, because some of those didn't come up for me. For my value, I
> just took an average of the assessed value of the properties I chose.
> Here's the ones I went with:
>
> *210 HILLYER PL *
>
> *17 PRESCOTT WALK *
>
> *49 LULLWATER PL *
>
> *307 **ADAIR ST H 8*
>
> *1634 PONCE DE **LEON AVE 508*
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM Joanna Campbell via Everyone <
> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>
>> If anyone is still working on this, Realtor.com has a valuation tool in
>> the "owner's view" that  shows three different valuations of the property
>> using different models.  You can slide the slider back to the date you want
>> to value for (January 1, 2025) and see the three different prices.  I am
>> proposing the average of the three.
>>
>> I haven't been able to PDF the chart so will attach a screenshot to the
>> submission along with all the other documents.
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM Kathleen M. Baggett via Everyone <
>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank!!
>>>
>>> Kathleen
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>>> *From:* Everyone <everyone-bounces at chelseaplacedecatur.com> on behalf
>>> of David Weiner via Everyone <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 13, 2025 3:26:47 PM
>>> *To:* Residents <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>
>>> *Cc:* David Weiner <david.l.weiner30030 at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Everyone] [External] Property Tax Assessment
>>>
>>> These are the properties that Joanna and I think are the best ones to
>>> use for the comps.  All of these were built between 1970 and 2000.  They
>>> were all sold between May 31st and Dec 31st last year. What is everyone
>>> else using for their comps?
>>>
>>> 306 Oakland St
>>> 103 Franklin Ct
>>> 510 E. Ponce de Leon #Q
>>> 44 Sycamore Sta
>>> 55 Sycamore Sta
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> On Jul 13, 2025 at 13:40 -0400, Joanna Campbell via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>, wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you everyone who is joining into the discussion.  I am in the
>>> process of finalizing my appeal and wondering where you are taking your
>>> proposed value from.  Realtor.com, Zillow, and Redfin are giving me
>>> different values with an almost $20k range.  Also, what is everyone using
>>> for comps?  Our units are pretty different from anything nearby, so
>>> choosing comps has always been an issue.
>>>
>>> I would like to be consistent with what everyone else is using since it
>>> is likely we will all end up with pretty much the same final result.
>>>
>>> Joanna
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM Jordan Sharon via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Very helpful.
>>> Thanks Maryann!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jordan Sharon
>>> jsharona at gmail.com
>>> 323.680.6177
>>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2025, at 12:47 PM, Kathleen M. Baggett via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you so much, Marianne! This is super helpful.
>>>
>>> Kathleen
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>>> *From:* Everyone <everyone-bounces at chelseaplacedecatur.com> on behalf
>>> of Maryann Dabkowski via Everyone <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 12, 2025 9:43:26 AM
>>> *To:* Residents <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>
>>> *Cc:* Maryann Dabkowski <mdabkowski at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Everyone] [External] Property Tax Assessment
>>>
>>> Hi Neighbors--
>>> If you, like me, waited until almost the last minute to figure this
>>> out... I want to recommend using a website called qpublic.net:
>>>
>>> https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?App=DekalbCountyGA&Layer=Parcels&PageType=Search
>>>
>>> I was able to use this to search properties sold in the last 6 months of
>>> 2024 with similar parameters to my townhome, including square footage, year
>>> built, and sale price. It allows you to generate a comp report using 5
>>> properties you select from the generated list. I found it really easy to
>>> use, and it made it really clear that the county is probably using
>>> significant sales outliers to generate the current value.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps any other procrastinators!
>>> -Maryann
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM melanie davenport via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey there, that is pretty much what I did, printed to PDF some general
>>> valuations from realtor and redfin, and submitted a  couple PDFs of comps
>>> in the area.
>>> I don't know that it will work, but my fingers are crossed. I would send
>>> the PDFs but they are on my big desktop computer which is currently
>>> disconnected as I rearrange my office space ...
>>> Best,
>>> Mel
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 1, 2025, 1:22 PM Jordan Sharon <jsharona at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Melanie,
>>>
>>> Did you just make pdfs of homes for sale/sold from Zillow?
>>>
>>> I'm starting the appeal process and was wondering if you mind sharing
>>> what comps and other supporting documents you uploaded to suggest actual
>>> makes value.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jordan
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jordan Sharon
>>> jsharona at gmail.com
>>> 323.680.6177
>>>
>>> On Jun 25, 2025, at 3:49 PM, melanie davenport via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey there, I just follow the instructions in the online portal, and make
>>> PDFs of comps, online estimates, whatever I can find to suggest actual
>>> market value and upload those with the appeal. Even if denied, you can ask
>>> for a review of that decision with real people. (Typically via zoom).  If
>>> we all appeal and get denied perhaps a class action would be warranted?
>>> Research how much Decatur property values have actually gone up, or
>>> down, and this increase is obviously unfair.
>>> Fingers crossed,
>>> Mel
>>>
>>> Melanie G. Davenport, PhD
>>> Art Teacher
>>> Laurel Ridge Elementary School
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 3:34 PM Joanna Campbell via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Melanie,
>>>
>>> Do you have any resources that you use for guidance how to put it
>>> together?  This is my first time doing one.
>>>
>>> Joanna
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 1:32 PM melanie davenport via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I have found that appealing yourself if fairly simple, but it is best to
>>> provide comps if possible. I've had mixed success with our different
>>> properties. Already sent in my appeal for 412. All the real estate websites
>>> price us around 550,000. Ridiculous 30% increase in one year.
>>> Good luck everyone!
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:58 PM Lauren Rich via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I appealed last years w own well and they didn't win but froze value
>>> this year, I believe
>>>
>>> Lauren Rich
>>> Atlanta, GA
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:55 PM Kathleen M. Baggett via Everyone <
>>> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, I think we all did. Ron attempted to appeal online but there didn’t
>>> seem to be a way to do it without first acknowledging what read very much
>>> like a waiver. So, he requested information to be sent by mail to appeal. I
>>> imagine they used an estimate for area homes with no consideration of
>>> actual individual home type or value estimate.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kathleen
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Everyone <everyone-bounces at chelseaplacedecatur.com> on behalf
>>> of Joanna Campbell via Everyone <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>
>>> *Date:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
>>> *To:* everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com
>>> >
>>> *Cc:* Joanna Campbell <bosswench at yahoo.com>
>>> *Subject:* [External] [Everyone] Property Tax Assessment
>>>
>>> Did anyone else get a crazy high property tax assessment this year?
>>> Mine is outrageous so I am planning appeal.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a recommendation who to use for help?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Joanna
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