How Appraisers, Schools, Banks, and Software Companies Are Stealing $5 Trillion from American Homeowners Through Fraudulent Property Tax Assessments

TLDR: American homeowners are overpaying $149 billion annually due to fraudulent property assessments, with 30-42% of their tax payments servicing old municipal debt instead of current services. Property tax consultant Mitch Vexler estimates the cumulative impact at $5 trillion in excess payments over decades³¹, as 3,143 counties manipulate property values to fund a $797 billion annual revenue…