Who runs this · Why it exists · How the data works
A homeowner built this, not a tax firm.
AppealMyTax is built and run by one person: John Ives, a Houston homeowner who got tired of watching the county over-value homes and counting on people not to check. This page is who I am, why this exists, and exactly how the numbers are calculated, so you can decide for yourself whether to trust it.
Built by John Ives
Background in enterprise sales (AWS, Okta). I'm analyzing public county appraisal data across 14 Texas counties and expanding nationwide. The analysis methodology matches the unequal-appraisal standard used by Texas Appraisal Review Boards under Tax Code §41.43(b)(3), so the comps in your kit are the same kind of evidence a board weighs.
Why I built it
In 2026 I protested my own Harris County property taxes. What I found out is that the data you need to win is free, public, and sitting right on the county appraisal district's own website. The catch is that it's buried in complexity, and most homeowners never realize they can pull comparable sales and challenge their assessment themselves.
The appeal firms know this. That's their whole business: they do something you could do, and they keep 25 to 50 percent of your savings every single year for it. I didn't think that was fair, so I built the tool I wished I'd had. You enter your address, it pulls real comparable properties from your county's appraisal roll, and it tells you in 30 seconds whether you're over-assessed and by how much. If you want help filing, the full pre-filled protest kit is a flat $49, one time, ready to sign and file, and you keep every dollar you save.
The business, plainly
AppealMyTax is a product of RevXL LLC, a Wyoming company. No outside funding. No investors to answer to. No employees besides me. That's deliberate: it's why I can charge a flat fee instead of taking a cut of your savings, and why there's no sales team trying to upsell you.
I'm a real person and I answer my own email. If something's wrong with your kit, or you just want to ask how the math works before you pay anything, write me at john@revxl.net.
Where the numbers come from
Every figure on this site comes from public county appraisal and assessment records, the same rolls and tax lists the counties use to set your tax. Texas has our deepest per-parcel data today, and we are expanding that depth state by state. When the calculator says your home looks over-assessed, it's comparing your assessed value to recent sales and assessments of genuinely comparable homes in your neighborhood, adjusted for size, age, and condition.
Every comparable in your kit is a real, checkable parcel. You can look up each one on your own county's website and confirm it yourself. I don't use made-up estimates or fake testimonials. If you're not over-assessed I'll say so straight, and the same comp data becomes your Valuation Report instead: PMI cancellation evidence, refinance support, or list pricing. You can read more about that approach on the honest pricing page or see the underlying data in the press and methodology section.
4.8M+
parcels analyzed from public county records
1M+
homes flagged as over-assessed
9 states
live: TX, NY, NJ, CO + metros in FL, IL, PA, AZ & CA
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Houston, TX
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