Fortress Tax Defense

25 Build to Rent (2 Counties) · Fighting appraisal districts since 2020

Fortress Tax Defense uses Texas attorneys. From the protest through a district court appeal, under one fee arrangement.

One client, 25 properties in 2 Texas counties, under one agreement. Fortress Tax Defense protests every property, every year, in every county. Below: what came off the notices in recent years, county by county and year by year, and a sampling of the individual results.

$20.2M

reduced from this portfolio's appraisal notices in recent years.

A note on Tarrant County. Starting in 2024, Tarrant Appraisal District froze residential values, starting with the 2024 final values being identical to the 2025 notices. So, every reduction starts from where the last one ended. The savings compound year over year, and each year there is less left on the notice to take because a reduction was received in the previous year's protest. A Tarrant result that looks small on its own usually sits on top of 2 years of earlier reductions with no increase in the notice value.
Properties in the portfolio
25

2 Texas counties

Notices reduced by, recent years
$20.2M

$78.8M of notice value, protested

Tax saved in recent years
$246K

14 results through litigation

County by County

Every county the portfolio holds property in, every property protested, reduced or not, with each tax year beneath it. The notice value is what the appraisal district sent; the final value is where Fortress Tax Defense left it, after litigation where a case went to district court.

CountyPropertiesNotice valueFinal valueReduced byReductionTax saved
Tarrant$53,345,998$33,929,948$19,416,050−36.4%$232,987
202315$13,023,109$7,916,024$5,107,085−39.2%$132,764
202419$20,859,312$9,459,020$11,400,292−54.7%$51,616
202518$10,151,507$8,761,500$1,390,007−13.7%$15,363
202619$9,312,070$7,793,404$1,518,666−16.3%$33,245
Dallas$25,479,580$24,719,130$760,450−3.0%$12,642
20234$5,027,160$4,868,340$158,820−3.2%$3,007
20245$7,213,190$6,922,890$290,300−4.0%$4,692
20253$5,009,030$4,884,740$124,290−2.5%$1,974
20266$8,230,200$8,043,160$187,040−2.3%$2,969
All counties$78,825,578$58,649,078$20,176,500−25.6%$245,629

Year by Year

Every year we hold for the portfolio, all counties together. The final value is after litigation where a case went to district court.

Tax yearPropertiesNotice valueFinal valueReduced byReductionTax saved
202319$18,050,269$12,784,364$5,265,905−29.2%$135,771
202424$28,072,502$16,381,910$11,690,592−41.6%$56,307
202521$15,160,537$13,646,240$1,514,297−10.0%$17,337
202625$17,542,270$15,836,564$1,705,706−9.7%$36,214
All years25$78,825,578$58,649,078$20,176,500−25.6%$245,629

Featured results

A sampling of the portfolio's wins

18 of the properties reduced in recent years, across 1 county.

2524 S University Dr

Tarrant County, Texas

2025 tax year
Notice value $1,483,311
After protest $477,000
−68% Value reduction $1,006,311 off the notice $6,755 saved in 2025

2512 S University Dr

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $1,042,842
After protest $463,024
−56% Value reduction $579,818 off the notice $15,073 saved in 2023

2520 S University Dr

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $1,036,990
After protest $714,411
After litigation $500,000
−52% Value reduction $536,990 off the notice $13,960 saved in 2023

2800 Parmer Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $880,572
After protest $450,000
−49% Value reduction $430,572 off the notice $11,193 saved in 2023

2612 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $886,695
After protest $513,000
−42% Value reduction $373,695 off the notice $9,715 saved in 2023

2604 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $899,942
After protest $560,399
After litigation $540,000
−40% Value reduction $359,942 off the notice $9,357 saved in 2023

2608 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $846,148
After protest $580,000
After litigation $540,000
−36% Value reduction $306,148 off the notice $7,959 saved in 2023

2629 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $860,914
After protest $559,436
After litigation $550,000
−36% Value reduction $310,914 off the notice $8,083 saved in 2023

2632 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $854,966
After protest $575,000
After litigation $550,000
−36% Value reduction $304,966 off the notice $7,928 saved in 2023

2629 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $851,342
After protest $580,000
After litigation $550,000
−35% Value reduction $301,342 off the notice $7,834 saved in 2023

2625 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $851,342
After protest $580,000
After litigation $550,000
−35% Value reduction $301,342 off the notice $7,834 saved in 2023

2621 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $851,342
After protest $580,000
After litigation $550,000
−35% Value reduction $301,342 off the notice $7,834 saved in 2023

2620 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $844,138
After protest $580,000
After litigation $550,000
−35% Value reduction $294,138 off the notice $7,646 saved in 2023

2713 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $890,007
After protest $604,800
After litigation $580,000
−35% Value reduction $310,007 off the notice $8,059 saved in 2023

2717 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2023 tax year
Notice value $876,204
After protest $604,800
After litigation $580,000
−34% Value reduction $296,204 off the notice $7,700 saved in 2023

2701 Merida Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2024 tax year
Notice value $613,336
After protest $427,800
−30% Value reduction $185,536 off the notice $4,198 saved in 2024

2609 Lubbock Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2026 tax year
Notice value $290,000
After protest $213,044
−27% Value reduction $76,956 off the notice $1,685 saved in 2026

2625 Cockrell Ave

Tarrant County, Texas

2024 tax year
Notice value $514,994
After protest $400,576
−22% Value reduction $114,418 off the notice $2,589 saved in 2024

Portfolios

One agreement. Every county. Every year.

Own property in more than one county? One Appointment of Agent per property and one agreement cover the lot. Fortress Tax Defense files in every county you own in, argues every hearing, and takes the ones worth taking to district court, under the same fee arrangement. You deal with an owner of Fortress Tax Defense, the attorney handling your portfolio, start to finish.

Attorneys

Texas attorneys handle your protest

Your case is prepared and argued by licensed Texas attorneys — not a call center, not a form-filler.

ARB → Court

Protest and district court, one fee arrangement

If we believe there are still possible savings after the Appraisal Review Board protest, we can file in district court under the same fee arrangement. A tax consultant can’t file that suit. Attorneys can.

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Fee if we don’t win

Our fee is a share of what you save, at the protest or in court. No reduction, no invoice. Every season since 2020.

Owners

You talk to an owner of Fortress Tax Defense

When you call or email Fortress Tax Defense, you reach one of the owners of Fortress Tax Defense — the attorney who will personally handle your case. We know our clients and their properties, and we like it that way.

Every property type in every Texas county

Fortress Tax Defense handles all property types — residential, residential portfolios, multi-family, commercial, office, industrial, land, ranch, and business personal property (BPP) — and serves every county in Texas, all 254 of them.

Your portfolio is next.

Sign up and we email you the Fortress Tax Defense agreement and the state Appointment of Agent form to sign electronically. From there our Texas attorneys build the evidence, handle the appraisal district and the Appraisal Review Board, and file in district court if that's what it takes. If we don't reduce your value, you owe nothing.

(214) 775-0861 No fee unless we lower your appraised value.