The review looks for two different things. First, whether the assessment itself lines up with what similar homes have actually sold for, and second, whether the property record the assessor is using is even accurate, since a wrong bedroom count or missed basement classification can inflate a bill on its own.
If the numbers hold up, there is nothing to appeal and the review still cost nothing. If they do not, Joel puts the comparable sales together in a form that supports a Board of Revision filing before the deadline on the notice passes.
Either way, an owner leaves the conversation knowing whether the number on the notice reflects the house or just an algorithm's guess at it. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.