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San Bernardino Retail Property Tax Reduction
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

San Bernardino County Hotel Reduction
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
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...

Why Choose CAPTA?
This letter comes from an existing client of ours. He had retained our services on a couple parcels, in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. In the 2009 tax year, our client decided to use a different company that states a lower fee. Understandable that he is looking to save money - after all that is what we try to do for all our clients. In that 2009 year, the other company failed to achieve a reduction for our client. Meanwhile...

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Partner with CAPTA!  When We Win - You Win!

Value Added Services
If you're reading this, it's likely because you realize the more value you can add to your services, the more you will be appreciated and retained by your client.  Times are tough, and Real Estate Professionals have felt it more than most.  Today, its not enough to market vacant properties or list properties for sale - you have to find the value added services that help your client while those vacancies are not being filled.  That's where CAPTA steps in, utilizing the power of Proposition 13 and Proposition 8.


The Property Tax Appeal Process
Simply stated, Proposition 13 provides that when a property owner purchases his or her property under normal conditions, it is presumed that the purchase price shall be the fair market value or the assessed value for property tax purposes. This beginning value is called the “base year value.” Prop 13 goes on to say that each year the Assessor can raise that base year value by no more than 2% to account for inflation. That’s great news for markets like we had in 2004 and 2005 as your property values were limited to 2% increases even if you had a 10% increase in value. So far so good.

But then the real estate market went backwards and real estate prices fell. For the first time people were stuck with assessed values higher than their property was actually worth. To remedy this problem Proposition 8 was passed which, simply stated, allowed the Assessor to reduce the value in any year that the fair market value of the property fell below the value on the assessment roll. This was intended to provide temporary relief for the property owner as the Assessor retained the right to raise the value in any year that the fair market value exceeded the value on the roll up to it’s factored base year value (the value that would have been on the roll had no reduction been given).


Why Would Your Client Choose CAPTA?
In our years of experience we have seen other companies come and go. Some decide property tax appeals would be a good way to scam you out of your hard earned money; others have "real jobs" but attempt to pursue property tax appeals as a side job. Through it all one thing is certain - CAPTA isn't going anywhere. And being contingency based, CAPTA won't stop until we appeal your property's value to the lowest possible. Time and time again we see other companies take what is "given" them by the County Assessors. At CAPTA, that simply isn't good enough. We couldn't have become as successful as we are by being satisfied with the Assessor's opinions. That is after all why we exist: to insure your property is assessed at FAIR market value, not the Assessor's opinion.

CAPTA is completely contingency based. We will represent you to reduce your property tax liability by using our experience and knowledge of the Property Tax Assessment Appeals system in California. And the best part to you? If you do not receive a property tax savings, credit or refund, you owe us nothing. No Savings, No Fee!


Our Fee
At CAPTA we understand that every dollar matters and that's why we won't simply take what is offered to us by the Assessor's office, but will fight for the lowest possible value making sure your clients save the most possible. We also understand they have choices in this industry, some of which advertise lower rates than CAPTA. Being a property owner, they know that you get what you pay for. Our position - We think outside the box.

Too often in this industry we see other firms take the bone thrown to them by the Assessor's office. At CAPTA, we aren't satisfied until we get what we prove. If that means we spend more time and money on your client's case, that's exactly what we'll do. If that means we make multiple trips to the Assessor's office for hearings, that's exactly what we'll do. We think of it as cleaning all the meat from the bone. What does that mean for your client? The biggest refunds, the biggest savings and the lowest tax liability. You've seen scrolling across the bottom of the screen some of our recent results - take some time to view more examples of what we've done and can do for your client. Then, you can read through some example cases we've prepared to see to what extent we will go to lower your clients' property's assessed value.

What's In It For You?
The need to enhance and grow your client relationships includes the opportunity to help them reduce their costs.  Few property owners realize that property taxes are one of, if not the biggest expense affecting their bottom line.  Even fewer realize that doesn't have to be the case.  If their property's current fair market value is lower than their assessed value, they could easily be paying too much to the County each year.  Here is how we can help you help them.

Our Broker Referral Program plan is a WIN - WIN - WIN opportunity for you to put in place for your clients' benefit.  By referring your clients to us, we will work very hard to reduce their property taxes, and pay your firm a percentage of our fee.  The end result is:

• Your Client pays less property tax - costs are reduced
• Your firm has added value to your relationship AND made a referral fee
• Our Firm has a new happy client.
• WIN - WIN - WIN!

Time is critical for your clients; the opportunity to file for the 2011 tax year is NOW in most counties! Call Us Today at (888) 678-9828 and ask for Gary Hill.  Or fill out the information below and we will call you!