Advice on resources to accurate predict property taxes when evaluating a property?

Advice on resources to accurate predict property taxes when evaluating a property?

Member since 2022 · 3 posts · 2 votes

I understand you can look at Zillow and leverage public county tax databases to find semi-accurate property tax numbers with comparables. I might be looking for the easy button here, but is there an accurate single-source resource for determining property taxes quickly when evaluating properties? I have found something like this site, but it seems to be fairly inaccurate.. just trying to automate my evaluation process and make it faster - finding the right property is a numbers and right markets game, and I need to evaluate at scale...  

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Morris County, NJ · Member since 2020 · 5k+ posts · 2k+ votes
2y

@Daniel Grabowski This is a state / locality specific question.  For example, in NJ we are basically pure ad valorem system, w/o homestead.  CA is pretty much the reverse with their resetting of the asset to the sale price upon transfer.  Then, you have ad valorem systems that have homesteading..  So, you need to figure out what sort of tax system is going on for the areas that you are looking for.

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  • Real Estate Agent · VA · Member since 2024 · 54 posts · 43 votes
    2y

    Do you work with a real estate agent? If so, they should be able to look up the tax record. Otherwise, try your county property records.

  • Chris MasonPro Member
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    Lender · CA · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    2y

    This is a very state specific question. 

  • Morris County, NJ · Member since 2020 · 5k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    2y

    @Daniel Grabowski This is a state / locality specific question.  For example, in NJ we are basically pure ad valorem system, w/o homestead.  CA is pretty much the reverse with their resetting of the asset to the sale price upon transfer.  Then, you have ad valorem systems that have homesteading..  So, you need to figure out what sort of tax system is going on for the areas that you are looking for.

  • Member since 2025 · 3 posts · 1 vote
    11mo

    I usually check the county assessor’s site for the latest assessed value and mill rate, then multiply those. Calling the assessor’s office directly also clears up any tricky stuff.

  • Chris SeveneyBusiness Member
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    Investor · VA · Member since 2015 · 21k+ posts · 19k+ votes
    11mo

    We have an account with datatree and propstream which both show property taxes on a property.

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  • Member since 2025 · 3 posts · 1 vote
    10mo

    yeah, I ended up juggling county sites, but it still felt slow. Funny enough, while looking for ways to speed things up, I stumbled across psychic love experts and it was kind of a silly detour, but they actually had a neat setup for quick info lookups.

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