I have used DIY for the 2023 and 2024 Chicago Tax Appeal seasons and they have saved me significantly. I know I could do this myself but for such a small fee for the savings I receive, it's worth it. I'm saving time and money. Preparing to request for the 2025 season. read more

DIY Property Tax Appeal - Real Estate Services Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For the simple price of $159 I have been able to appeal my taxes for the last several years and I have seen significant reductions in my taxes. I will continue to pay the money because it works and it is very easy to use this service I also have referred them to my neighbors and family. Every time I've had to reach out regarding a question. I've always received an answer within a day. The process is fairly simple. I will continue to use it. read more

Have used DIY for 3 years without any decrease in taxes. They are continuing to appeal for us this year without any extra charge. If no decrease this time, I will look for another lawyer/service to appeal in the future. Maybe it's the area I live? read more

Life-changing appeal win with Erik. As a first time homeowner, our first tax re-assessment was exponentially higher than our purchase price. Erik was quick and efficient and explained what his team would do. On the second appeal round, our assessment went from a 64% increase to a 28% increase. A 39% difference and a huge difference to my family. Such a huge win for such a reasonable price with consistent and thoughtful communication. Cannot recommend DIY Property Tax Appeal more. read more

Have used them for the last several years and have won 2 appeals. Not terribly expensive, effective and it works! Thank you for all of the money you've saved me and my family! read more

Erik has saved me money. And lots of it. And consistently. That is really the point of appealing your taxes and he delivers every time and doesn't charge until he does so it is a win win situation. Don't take my word for it, give him a try. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. A current client with multiple properties read more

Go beyond the customer to help and answer any questions honestly and very informative. I wouldn't look anywhere else

I've been using these guys for years. Eric always contacts me when I leave a message with a question. They e saved me money throughout the years. Professional. read more

Easy to use. Got substantive results on the first try after buying a home. I plan to keep working with them.

Dropped my tax bill by 20% for ~150. I couldn't be happier with the results. Amazing work!

These guys are great. Same outcome as the guys taking a % cut for a fraction of the price. Highly recommend.

Update - got our property tax appeal review and found out we are going to save over $1000 on our property taxes. It worked. Thanks, DIY Property Tax Appeal. read more

The DIY Property Tax Appeal team makes the whole process easy - pretty much a process of fill out the info once and they take it from there. Also very cost effective. Very highly recommended. read more

I've used this service for the past seven years. Not every year appeal was won, but they auto-appealed the next year and won. It's a great price and a great service. If Cook County Assessor raises my taxes, I will use DYI PRoperty Tax Appeal. read more

Property tax appeal, they are good. I took the risk, figured if it worked great and if it didn't I only lost a small amount, worth the risk. I was happy. They exceeded my expectations! read more

This is the most reliable, trusting company I have ever worked with, while I see many people seeing their taxes going up DIY, lowered mine, don't know how they did, but I'm glad I went with them to appeal my taxes, Thank You Again DIY read more

Outstanding service and results. The process couldn't be easier. I highly recommend this for anyone considering a tax appeal! Update 4/27/2020. Another successful appeal by DIY which means they have helped me save on our property taxes two years in a row, literally, thousands of dollars. I can't express how simple and easy it was. read more

This place is awesome. They've gotten my taxes down a bunch over the years. I love the flat fee structure too. I just wish they had a subscription model so I don't have to remember to ask them to work their magic every year. read more

Basically this is free money. It took about 3 years for me to successfully appeal my tax bill and ended up saving about $450 after the initial one-time fee. Will be re-appealing as inevitably Cook County will start increasing the tax again. read more

I have been using this firm since 2018 to appeal property taxes on my properties. Erik and his team were able to reduce property taxes by about 10% each year. (I wish the reductions were larger but there may be other factors). Erik is also honest about the current tax rate. If the current property tax on a property is "low"/reasonable, he doesn't recommend to appeal the property so we don't have to pay the flat fee. Whenever I asked some questions via email, I always received responses within 2days. I am satisfied with this company, and I am going to hire them again for the 2020 appeal! read more

I've been using them for several years. Last year had a huge increase in assessed value. They successfully got a significant reduction in my assessed value. And, Erik responded to several questions and concerns I had throughout the process. So, not only was the customer service excellent, but the bottom line reduction was a big win. Definitely worth the annual charge for this service. read more

Hey its that time again - the triennial reassessment of city real estate. Keep these people's information handy. They are the real deal.

Great service. You essentially can't go wrong. They will submit an appeal and if it is not successful, they will keep filing appeals until they are successful. For what it is, they are also surprisingly good and quick with emailed responses to any questions I have had along the way. read more

Brah!!! After years and years and years of unsuccessful appeals from other Property Tax Appeal service Attorneys...These guys on the first try WAM BAM SUCCESS!!!! Do it and do it NOW. HELL, If i didn't know any better they probably work in the Cook County Assessor's Office. Thank You!!! read more

DIY reduced my property assessment by 23%. As a result, I saved $5,761 in property taxes for the 2016-2017 tax years. I deducted one star because they were not super responsive. I sent an email that was not replied to for months, and only after posting a negative review did I find out that I had replied to an email address that wasn't monitored. Erik called me personally, apologized and clarified the misunderstanding. read more

Great service, responsive. I am very pleased with the results. This will be my 3rd year using them to ensure I am getting the best assessed taxes for our home. read more

Erik is very responsive and the company is very organized and professional. They were able to help me lower my property tax when I failed to do it on my own. I am very happy with the service. read more

I would definitely recommend working with DIY Property Tax Appeal. Their fee is nominal and service is guaranteed. It took a few appeals but ultimately these guys saved me over $2000. I think you should give them a try. Everything is done via their website and email so it's not time-consuming. You can always do things yourself but keeping track of when your date opens and close is insane. I received a 5.5% reduction in my tax, was hoping for more but with taxes increasing in my neighborhood it seems fair. read more

Erik reviewed and evaluated all 4 of my properties to see if they would likely win an appeal based on comps BEFORE I paid for anything. It turns out that i currently have good rates that don't need to be appealed. Lots of integrity to turn down business and help me without taking money! Obviously they earned my trust. read more

We've used DIY probably 5 times since 2015, and we've also used attorney appeal services. DIY filed our appeal against our huge assessment increase for 2021, and this week we got the letter that DIY's appeal reduced our assessment by 30%. THIRTY PERCENT. I don't think that an attorney appeal firm would have gotten a bigger reduction, and it would have cost way, way more. We will continue using DIY for every appeal cycle. read more

I have been using Property Tax Appeal for almost 10 years and have always had great success with them. They are very efficient and professional. Most lawyers will charge you a percentage of your savings for the first year. With Properry Tax Appeal it is a flat fee regardless of how much money you save. If they are not successful in lowering your taxes on the current year they will try again the following year without any additional charges. I will continue to use them to fight the continued hike in taxes in Illinois. read more

These guys are doing an amazing job for a fraction of cost others charge (a big lobby of tax appeal attorneys). Typically all attorneys want 50% (+/- 10%) of your first year savings. These guys charge a flat fee of $149 and automated the whole process. They've saved me 7% of my tax bill for 2019 (which is around $1k) so I've paid $149 for savings of $1k instead of $500. read more

Erik and team at DIY Property Tax Appeal are amazing. I have 5 properties (personal and income rentals) in 3 different cook county townships, so keeping track of the appeal filing dates is insane. DIY manages all of that for me and sends me an email when it it time to pay their fee and get the appeal started. All of the information gets saved year after year in terms of my property pin and location, so subsequent year appeals are a cinch to process from my end. I make sure to appeal all my properties every year and I'm close to 100% historical reduction success - I'd estimate that DIY has saved me over $25-35K in taxes (not taking into account future years of assessment increases that likely are based on historical bases). I recommend DIY to everyone - can't go wrong with the low, flat rate and the promise to refund you if they aren't successful. It's a win-win option. read more

I can't even begin to explain my happiness. Last year I hired an attorney who takes the typical 50% of the savings they get you from basically fighting to adjust your property taxes. This "attorney" had a success rate of blah blah.. saved us $850 a year, which his fee ended being $425 dollars. So earlier this year, I got a call from Erik Lauren from DIY. He knew I just had this done and he said that my property is still overvalued with taxes. SO - i decided to give him a chance, for not even 1/4 of what I paid our attorney last year ($150 bucks!), his work and research saved us $2800 a year. Thats almost 3 months of property taxes! They give you the paperwork, they send you directions, they do the research. Its great. If you haven't tried them, you are throwing your money at the State of Illinois who can't even balance a budget. #thanksmadigan read more

What's not to love? This process is so fast and easy, you'll question why you'd ever hire an attorney to do this for you, especially since attorneys pocket so much more! There are two types of appeals they do for you--one is completely online and they do for you. The other paper appeal process is made easy by their simple instructions--they give you all the comps you need to photograph, a Google map to follow, all the paperwork, and details about how to file. Nothing was left out. I was thinking I would have to set aside a whole afternoon to do this, and it only ended up taking about an hour, including getting my photos printed! The money-back guarantee is great as well, but I didn't need it--we got a judgment in our favor and are saving about $600 on our taxes this year! I will definitely do this again next year, and I love that they will send me a reminder email when my area is up for appeal! read more

John Sanner was very responsive and willing to explain what to expect during the appeal process. My appeal took almost 6 months for a response from Maine Township but well worth it with a 20% reduction! I will continue to use DIY going into the future! read more

I've been using DIY for about seven or maybe eight years. It is hassle free and has thus far provided tax relief to me. I definitely recommend their services they stand up for what they do and are straightforward with their answers of what may happen what could work and what you can save. That's straightforward information and helps me to make a good decision. read more

I have tried to do this myself, multiple years, with no success. Waited until the last min and decided to give DIY Property Tax Appeal a go. Entered my address in on their website - they said i was over assessed and that they could help (all for a flat fee). They had all of one week to get an appeal put together/submitted. Just got the results - and have won the appeal/have a reduction in my total assessed value (reduction of 10.5%). Well worth the fee/price and will be reaching back out to them again next year at appeal time. They will now appeal to the Cook County Board of Review for not additional cost. Thank you DIY Property Tax Appeal - you provide a good service, at a reasonable fee, and stand behind your work/service. Do not hesitate to use them. read more

I am so thankful that I found DIY Property Tax Appeal as they were able to reduce my property taxes by 20%! This would have cost me a lot more had I responded to one of the multiple letters I received from lawyers. The process was very quick and easy. I had several questions, each of which were promptly answered! read more

Nick made everything easy and fast. Within a few exchanges my taxes were filed. I will definitely utilize them going forward.