Ownwell files for you and takes 25% of what you save. TaxDrop One hands you the evidence for a flat $129, and you keep the whole reduction. Here's the honest comparison.
A flat $129 per property, per tax year.
25% of your first-year tax savings. The number isn't knowable until the season is over.
You pay $129 and keep $1,871.
You pay $500 and keep $1,500.
Price never moves. A $6,000 reduction still costs $129.
The fee grows with your result. A $6,000 reduction costs you $1,500.
100% of the reduction, and 100% again every year it carries forward.
75% of year one β then their fee returns each year they win again.
Free analysis first. You only pay if we find a case worth making β backed by our refund guarantee.
Genuinely no fee if they get no reduction. Credit where it's due β this part is good.
You do. Sales comps, equity comps, the math, and the defensible number β yours to keep and reuse.
You get a result and a summary. The working file stays with the firm.
You add what no database knows β the foundation crack, the dated kitchen, the road noise, the deferred roof.
A remote desk review built from the same public record the assessor already used.
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.
You decide whether to take the informal offer or push for more.
They settle on your behalf. A quick acceptable number closes the file and books the fee.
We tell you before you pay anything, and you walk away owing nothing.
Your property stays enrolled and gets filed on again next year, automatically.
One thing: the strongest possible case for a lower assessment. That's the entire product.
Also sells home insurance, energy plans, and bill-reduction services alongside your appeal.
Ownwell is a real service and their no-reduction-no-fee promise is honest. The question is what a percentage costs you once it works. If your case is worth winning, the win is exactly when their price peaks and ours doesn't move.
Fee figures reflect Ownwell's publicly stated 25% contingency rate as of July 2026; their rate can vary by region, so check their current pricing for your area. Dollar examples are illustrations, not predictions. To be straight with you: below roughly $520 in annual savings, a 25% contingency costs less than our flat $129 β if that's your situation, their model is the cheaper one.