50 Build to Rent (5 Counties) · Fighting appraisal districts since 2020
One client, 50 properties in 5 Texas counties, under one agreement. Fortress Tax Defense protests every property, every year, in every county. Below: what came off the notices since 2020, county by county and year by year, and a sampling of the individual results.
reduced from this portfolio's appraisal notices since 2020.
5 Texas counties
One property, Tarrant County: $333K notice to $233K
27 results through litigation
Litigation is pending for 2026.
Every county the portfolio holds property in, every property protested, reduced or not, with each tax year beneath it. The notice value is what the appraisal district sent; the final value is where Fortress Tax Defense left it, after litigation where a case went to district court.
| County | Properties | Notice value | Final value | Reduced by | Reduction | Tax saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | $159,384,163 | $123,005,498 | $36,378,665 | −22.8% | $555,379 | |
| 2020 | 31 | $21,964,490 | $17,569,482 | $4,395,008 | −20.0% | $99,449 |
| 2021 | 32 | $18,296,054 | $16,219,117 | $2,076,937 | −11.4% | $46,996 |
| 2022 | 32 | $17,380,126 | $17,140,376 | $239,750 | −1.4% | $5,425 |
| 2023 | 33 | $25,168,448 | $18,214,550 | $6,953,898 | −27.6% | $180,229 |
| 2024 | 35 | $34,513,369 | $18,873,806 | $15,639,563 | −45.3% | $79,033 |
| 2025 | 37 | $21,689,778 | $19,001,570 | $2,688,208 | −12.4% | $60,323 |
| 2026 | 39 | $20,371,898 | $15,986,597 | $4,385,301 | −21.5% | $83,924 |
| Dallas | $11,992,140 | $11,451,940 | $540,200 | −4.5% | $5,661 | |
| 2023 | 1 | $4,140,200 | $3,977,840 | $162,360 | −3.9% | $2,693 |
| 2024 | 1 | $3,977,840 | $3,600,000 | $377,840 | −9.5% | $2,969 |
| 2026 | 1 | $3,874,100 | $3,874,100 | $0 | −0.0% | $0 |
| Smith | $846,281 | $742,214 | $104,067 | −12.3% | $1,664 | |
| 2026 | 6 | $846,281 | $742,214 | $104,067 | −12.3% | $1,664 |
| Denton | $1,080,220 | $1,026,000 | $54,220 | −5.0% | $976 | |
| 2023 | 2 | $375,068 | $347,000 | $28,068 | −7.5% | $596 |
| 2024 | 2 | $284,725 | $272,000 | $12,725 | −4.5% | $243 |
| 2025 | 1 | $138,237 | $138,000 | $237 | −0.2% | $5 |
| 2026 | 2 | $282,190 | $269,000 | $13,190 | −4.7% | $132 |
| McLennan | $2,545,218 | $2,515,000 | $30,218 | −1.2% | $679 | |
| 2024 | 2 | $865,218 | $845,000 | $20,218 | −2.3% | $453 |
| 2025 | 2 | $845,000 | $835,000 | $10,000 | −1.2% | $226 |
| 2026 | 2 | $835,000 | $835,000 | $0 | −0.0% | $0 |
| All counties | $175,848,022 | $138,740,652 | $37,107,370 | −21.1% | $564,359 |
Every year we hold for the portfolio, all counties together. The final value is after litigation where a case went to district court. District-court appeals for 2026 are still pending, so the 2026 figures are the protest results alone.
| Tax year | Properties | Notice value | Final value | Reduced by | Reduction | Tax saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 | $21,964,490 | $17,569,482 | $4,395,008 | −20.0% | $99,449 |
| 2021 | 32 | $18,296,054 | $16,219,117 | $2,076,937 | −11.4% | $46,996 |
| 2022 | 32 | $17,380,126 | $17,140,376 | $239,750 | −1.4% | $5,425 |
| 2023 | 36 | $29,683,716 | $22,539,390 | $7,144,326 | −24.1% | $183,518 |
| 2024 | 40 | $39,641,152 | $23,590,806 | $16,050,346 | −40.5% | $82,698 |
| 2025 | 40 | $22,673,015 | $19,974,570 | $2,698,445 | −11.9% | $60,554 |
| 2026 | 50 | $26,209,469 | $21,706,911 | $4,502,558 | −17.2% | $85,719 |
| All years | 50 | $175,848,022 | $138,740,652 | $37,107,370 | −21.1% | $564,359 |
Featured results
24 of the properties reduced in recent years, across 1 county.
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Own property in more than one county? One Appointment of Agent per property and one agreement cover the lot. Fortress Tax Defense files in every county you own in, argues every hearing, and takes the ones worth taking to district court, under the same fee arrangement. You deal with an owner of Fortress Tax Defense, the attorney handling your portfolio, start to finish.
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Our fee is 30% of the tax savings we win for you, at the protest or in court. No reduction, no invoice. Every season since 2020.
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