Another grieving taxes Q & selling

So we stupidly never grieved our taxes and have been paying on an assessment that is way too high.

Now we're selling , one potential buyer is worried Bout the taxes being high.

Our realtor suggested we offer tax credit to buyer for the first year so they can go grieve them themselves (with proof they paid less).

Anything else I can do about this costly mistake ?

Re: Another grieving taxes Q & selling

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Re: Another grieving taxes Q & selling

You can make clear on the listing that the taxes have not been grieved, so potential buyers are aware of it (and the potential for future grievance reduction).

You could also file a grievance while the house is up for sale (abiding by the procedures/deadlines of where you live), or hire someone to grieve the taxes, and then the new owner could benefit from any reduction (or the grievance could be transferred to them if the outcome isn't resolved by the time the sale closes). I sold a house last year where the seller had hired a law firm to grieve the taxes and they had proof of that to show to my buyers, who were concerned about the taxes. By the time my buyers were ready to go to contract, the seller actually had a letter showing the tax grievance was successful and my buyers moved forward, knowing the tax reduction would take effect. If you do that, you can make clear on the listing that the taxes are being grieved.