O'Connor's own site puts it plainly: "No flat fee; just pay half of first year property tax savings." Here's what that costs you, and what you get instead for a flat $129.
A flat $129 per property, per tax year.
Half of your first-year tax savings β in their words, "just pay half."
You pay $129 and keep $1,871.
You pay $1,000 and keep $1,000. You did the owning; they took half.
100% of the reduction, and 100% again every year it carries forward.
Half of year one β and their fee returns in any future year they reduce your assessment.
You know the number before you start. It never changes.
Unknowable until the season ends. The better the result, the larger the bill.
One property, one tax year. It ends on its own.
Their terms: the contract "will remain in effect until you cancel it," protesting every year until you stop it.
You do β and you can still hire anyone you like. Nothing is signed away.
You sign an authorization making them your agent of record for the property.
Your packet is built for your property alone β every comp mapped, ranked, and adjusted.
One of the highest protest volumes in Texas. Your file is one of many thousands that season.
You do. Sales comps, equity comps, the math, and the defensible number β yours to keep and reuse.
You get an outcome letter. The case they argued stays with the firm.
You add what no database knows β the foundation crack, the dated kitchen, the road noise, the deferred roof.
Nobody walks your property. The case is built from the same public record the district already used.
You decide whether to take the informal offer or push for more.
They settle on your behalf. At their volume, a quick acceptable number closes the file.
Free analysis first. You only pay if we find a case worth making β backed by our refund guarantee.
No reduction, no fee β that part is straightforward, and worth saying plainly.
O'Connor will do the work and won't bill you if they fail. But half of your reduction is a permanent tax on succeeding, the agreement runs until you remember to cancel it, and at their volume nobody is looking closely at your particular house. You know that house. We'll hand you the evidence to prove what it's worth.
Fee and contract descriptions reflect O'Connor's publicly stated residential terms as of July 2026; confirm their current agreement before enrolling. Dollar examples are illustrations, not predictions. To be straight with you: below roughly $260 in annual savings, a 50% contingency costs less than our flat $129.