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Company Formed to Help Iowa Homeowners Protest Their Property Taxes

Iowa Assessment Advisors (IAA) IowaAssessmentAdvisors.com is a new company formed by Iowa real estate professionals to help provide much-needed financial relief by assisting Iowa homeowners who want to protest their 2009 property assessments, the base value that determines what their property taxes will be. Iowa Assessment Advisors is dedicated to providing Iowa homeowners with a fast, easy and affordable solution to protest their property assessment that could result in lowering their property taxes.

In Iowa, assessments are re-evaluated every odd-numbered year using real estate sales transacted during the prior calendar year. In 2007, assessments were adjusted using values calculated based on sales in 2006, which was a much better year for real estate sales than 2008. Of course, the particular challenge faced by Iowa’s county assessors this year is that the market value for many properties has been reduced substantially due to the soft real estate market over the past several years, which means that assessed values should be adjusted comparably.

As real estate professionals, the staff at Iowa Assessment Advisors, Inc. is experienced and trained at evaluating real estate, finding comparable properties, and examining and valuing features and benefits. They have met with county assessors to understand their scoring systems. They will examine the data on each customer’s property, research and determine the best method to protest its valuation, find suitable comparables, and prepare all forms and supplemental forms for the protest. All the customer will have to do is review, sign and submit to their county assessor by fax or by mail. IAA makes the entire process fast, easy and affordable.

Additional information on IAA services can be found by going to its web site at IowaAssessmentAdvisors.com or by calling 515-224-0199.