Win once. Save every year.
We take a 40% success share from your first-year savings. After that, 100% stays in your pocket.
No win, no share: our portion only comes from money we recover for you
No Win, No Share
Nothing comes out of your pocket unless we lower your property taxes — zero upfront costs, zero risk.
Share Once, Save for Years
Our success share is 40% of your first-year savings. After that, you keep 100% of the savings every year.
Your Reduction Sticks
Texas law limits how much the county can increase your assessed value. Your lower assessment becomes your new baseline.
Share Once. Save Every Year.
Our fee is straightforward. We do not charge upfront, and we only bill after the tax reduction is official.
If you pay property taxes through escrow, the tax bill goes down first. Then your mortgage servicer can recalculate escrow, which may lower your monthly payment or create an escrow refund.
If we save you $800 this year, our fee is $320 one time. In later years, you keep the ongoing savings unless the county raises the value again.
Lower tax bill first. Escrow updates after your servicer recalculates it.
If your taxes are escrowed
Once the reduction is official, we help you ask your mortgage servicer to recalculate escrow. That may lower your monthly payment and may create an escrow refund, depending on your servicer's timing and process.
If you do not escrow
You see the savings directly on the lower tax bill. There is no lender step because you already pay property taxes outside your mortgage payment.
Year 1
$800
saved
One-time fee: $320
Gross tax savings: $800
Year 2
$800
saved
Our fee: $0
Your savings: $800
Year 3+
$800
saved
Our fee: $0
Your savings: $800
...and so on. Your savings keep working for you.
How we calculate your bill
Sample CalculationOur success share is simple: 40% of your first-year savings only, and only if we win. Here's the fee math after the county reduction is official:
Step 1
Initial Assessment - Final Assessment
= Assessment Reduction
Step 2
Assessment Reduction x County Tax Rate = Tax Savings
Step 3
Tax Savings x Contingency Fee
= Amount Due
*Simple example: If we save you $500 in property taxes, your gross tax savings are $500 and our fee is $200 one time. If you pay through escrow, the monthly payment change happens after your mortgage servicer recalculates escrow, and timing varies by servicer. We will adjust your initial assessment and tax rate to reflect all discounts associated with your active exemption(s). You will never be charged for a reduction in your assessed value if your final tax bill is not reduced.
What Happens After We Win
The county result lowers the tax bill. What happens next depends on how you pay those taxes.
Escrowed homeowners
Once the county result is final, your mortgage servicer can recalculate escrow using the lower tax bill. That may lower your monthly payment or create a refund. We help you understand that step, but the timing is up to the servicer.
Non-escrowed homeowners
You see the benefit directly on the lower property tax bill. There is no lender step, so the savings show up in the amount you owe the taxing entities.
Real Results. Real Savings.
Here's what we've achieved for Bexar County property owners.
Annual Tax Savings*
~$1,000
Annual Tax Savings*
~$732
Annual Tax Savings*
~$854
Annual Tax Savings*
~$401
*Estimated annual savings at 2.44% combined Bexar County tax rate. Results vary by property.
“After my husband passed away, this was all new and overwhelming. They made it stress-free from start to finish.”
— Maria B., Elmendorf
FAQ
How does Alamo Tax Defense get paid?
We charge 40% of your first year tax savings, and only if we win. There is no upfront fee. Once BCAD makes the reduction official, we invoice our share. If you pay through escrow, your mortgage servicer usually updates the monthly payment after it recalculates escrow.
Do I pay anything upfront?
Nothing upfront. We only collect after your tax reduction is official. If you pay through escrow, the change to your monthly payment usually comes later, after your mortgage servicer recalculates escrow.