Where we help rental owners

Every state taxes rentals differently. We focus on places with lots of short-term rentals and a real chance of lowering the bill, and we’ll tell you plainly when an appeal isn’t worth it.

• North CarolinaFree check and packet2027 is a revaluation year in several big rental areas, and furnishings are listed every January. Free check and packet live for Lake Norman (Mecklenburg, Iredell); the coast and mountains are being added.
• TennesseeState checkup now · packet comingTennessee taxes most short-term rentals as commercial property, assessed at 40% of value instead of 25%. If you live in the rental part of the year, it may qualify for the residential rate, which cuts the tax by more than a third.
• FloridaState checkup now · packet comingRentals don’t get Florida’s homestead breaks, so they carry more of the tax, and condo prices have softened in many areas. Recent buyers and condo owners have the best cases. Filing the furnishings return on time is worth up to a $25,000 exemption.
• TexasState checkup now · packet comingTexas revalues every year and protests are routine. Sale prices aren’t public, but you can protest if your value is higher than similar properties’ values, using the appraisal district’s own records. Most rental furnishings now fall under a $125,000 exemption.
• GeorgiaState checkup now · packet comingGeorgia sends new values every year and sale prices are public, so a value appeal can work where the county’s number has run ahead of sales. A successful appeal also locks the value for three years.
• AlabamaState checkup now · packet comingAlabama assesses rentals at 20% of value, twice the 10% rate for an owner’s home, and revalues every year. Where Gulf Coast condo prices have slipped, a value appeal can pay off.
• South CarolinaNot worth it here right nowSouth Carolina values only change in reassessment years (about every five years, with a 15% cap), and the big rental counties reassessed recently, so a value appeal usually won’t pay off now. The one exception: if it’s your legal residence and you rent it 72 days a year or less, make sure you get the 4% rate instead of 6%.
• CaliforniaNot worth it here right nowCalifornia taxes most property on its purchase price, so there’s usually nothing to appeal. The exception is a decline-in-value review: if you bought in 2021–2023 and similar homes now sell for less than your assessed value, ask your county assessor.
• MissouriNot worth it here right nowMissouri doesn’t make sale prices public and taxes are comparatively low, so an appeal rarely pays for itself.