Our AI reads your denial and builds a data-driven appeal letter — free to start. Pay only when you're ready to finish and file.
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100% Contingency
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Iowa Certified
Licensed consultants
48hr Response
Free assessment
Local Experts
Des Moines based
$4.2M+
Total savings secured for Iowa owners
1,800+
Properties successfully appealed
79%
Win rate on filed appeals
4.9★
Average client rating (200+ reviews)
From check to savings in as little as 30 days
Enter your address and get an instant AI estimate of your over-assessment — in under 15 seconds.
Our AI and licensed Iowa consultants compare your assessment to recent sales and draft your appeal.
We handle every form, deadline, and county hearing on your behalf — you don't attend anything.
We only charge 30–40% of your first year of savings. If we don't win, you owe zero.
No hidden fees. No subscription required to start. No credit card to begin.
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Whether you own one home or a portfolio of commercial buildings, AppealIQ has a path for you.
"You shouldn't pay a dollar more than your home is worth."
"Your building's income — not your assessor's guess — should set the value."
"Own multiple properties? One platform to rule them all."
You submit once. We handle everything else — analysis, filing, hearings, and follow-up.
Fill out our 2-minute form. No documents needed. We pull county assessment records automatically.
Our AI scans recent comparable sales, checks assessor assumptions, and flags every discrepancy that supports a lower value.
A licensed Iowa consultant reviews your case, signs the appeal, and files it with your county Board of Review before the deadline.
We represent you at the informal hearing. You don't attend. We present the evidence. Most cases settle without a formal hearing.
When we win, you receive a reduced assessment notice. We invoice only our agreed percentage of the first-year savings.
Contingency only · Iowa-licensed consultants · No upfront cost
Winning a property tax appeal isn't about arguing — it's about evidence. Here's exactly what we use to build an airtight case.
We pull recent sales of similar properties within 1 mile and the same timeframe. If neighbors sold for less, your assessment should reflect that.
For office, retail, and industrial properties, we calculate actual NOI using your vacancy rate, market rent, and cap rate — often drastically lower than the assessed value.
Assessors frequently record wrong square footage, wrong bedroom count, or wrong year built. Each error inflates your value. We check every field.
Deferred maintenance, foundation issues, roof damage, and outdated systems all reduce market value. Photos submitted as evidence support a lower assessed value.
A recent independent appraisal by a licensed Iowa appraiser is powerful evidence that the Board of Review must consider — especially if it's lower than the assessed value.
When local market values have declined or stagnated since the last assessment, county-wide trend data supports a reduction even without specific comps.
Based on our appeal data across Greater Des Moines, here's where Iowa property owners are being over-charged the most.
Avg over-assessed
12%
Avg savings
$1,840
Appeals won
847
Avg over-assessed
9%
Avg savings
$1,240
Appeals won
312
Avg over-assessed
28%
Avg savings
$31,000
Appeals won
94
Avg over-assessed
11%
Avg savings
$1,680
Appeals won
221
Avg over-assessed
8%
Avg savings
$1,100
Appeals won
178
Avg over-assessed
10%
Avg savings
$1,520
Appeals won
143
Downtown Des Moines commercial owners: Act now
With office vacancy near 30%, most commercial assessments are based on pre-pandemic occupancy assumptions. The income-approach gap is significant — and most owners don't know they can use it as evidence.
Built specifically for Iowa. Not a generic national platform.
Automatically surfaces recent comparable sales that support a lower value — the same data assessors use. We beat the assessor at their own game.
Licensed Iowa consultants attend every informal hearing, formal board session, and district court appearance on your behalf.
Iowa's appeal window is April 2 – May 1. Miss it and you wait a full year. We track every county deadline and file on time, every time.
Income approach, cap rate analysis, and vacancy adjustments for office, retail, and industrial properties — the most complex appeals in Iowa.
We built AppealIQ because the system was broken — property owners were either overpaying silently or spending thousands on attorneys with no guarantee. We fixed that.
We never charge you a single dollar to start, analyze, or file your appeal. Not even for postage.
If your appeal doesn't result in savings, you owe us nothing. Zero. We eat the cost of analysis, filing, and hearing time.
If we miss your Iowa filing deadline due to our error, your first year of representation is completely free.
Every appeal is signed and filed by a licensed Iowa property tax consultant — not an algorithm, not an out-of-state paralegal.
AppealIQ
30–40%
of year-1 savings only
O'Connor
50%
of savings
Local Attorney
33–50%
+ $200–500 upfront
No credit card · No commitment · Cancel anytime before filing
We built the platform we wish existed — more tools, more transparency, better results.
| Feature | ⭐ Best ChoiceAppealIQ | Ownwell | O'Connor | DIY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa-licensed consultants | ||||
| AI-powered comp analysis | ||||
| Commercial income approach | ||||
| Contingency only (you pay only if we win) | ||||
| Hearing representation | ||||
| AI chatbot & expert access | ||||
| Dedicated client dashboard | ||||
| Average annual savings | $2,400 | $774 | N/A | Unknown |
4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 200+ Iowa homeowner reviews
"They found $1,800 in savings I never would have caught on my own. The process was effortless."
Mark T.
Des Moines, Iowa
"My commercial building assessment was reduced by $140,000. Their income approach analysis was airtight."
Sandra K.
Ankeny, Iowa
"Within 2 weeks of signing up, they filed everything. We won and I only paid after seeing the savings."
James R.
West Des Moines, Iowa
"Tried to appeal on my own last year and lost. AppealIQ won in the first round with better comps."
Diana L.
Clive, Iowa
AppealIQ isn't just for homeowners. Consultants use our platform to manage multi-property portfolios, build commercial income analyses, track Iowa county deadlines, and close more cases with AI-powered argument tools.
Access Consultant DashboardMulti-client pipeline
Manage every property, appeal, and deadline in one dashboard
Income approach tools
Built-in commercial calculator with NOI, vacancy, and cap rate analysis
Deadline tracking
Iowa county deadlines tracked automatically — never miss a window
Client CRM
Full lead and client management from intake to closing
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