Hearing reps · Texas 2027 · Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Austin
Get paid to represent Texas homeowners at their protest hearings.
Seasonal contract work for licensed real estate agents, brokers, appraisers, and registered property tax consultants. We screen the cases and build the evidence. You sit in the hearing.
“Texas puts a license on the person in the hearing. I'd rather that person already know their county's board and the streets around it than work from a call center.”
Danny Greene · Founder · Meet Danny
Why this work
The hearing is yours. The rest is done.
Cases arrive built.
Every case comes with the evidence done: the comparable sales, the equal-and-uniform read, the notice. You review it, add what you know about the district, and present it.
Paid per case, not per dollar saved.
You earn for every informal and every panel you take, whether or not the value moves. Your pay never depends on pushing a homeowner harder than the evidence supports.
Modest homes, honest answers.
Most of our homeowners live in the neighborhoods the big firms don't mail. When a case is weak we say so and don't file. You won't be asked to argue one that shouldn't be argued.
What we need
Three things, and the first one is the law.
A Texas credential
An active real estate license (sales agent or broker), an appraiser license, or a TDLR property tax consultant registration. State law puts one of these on the person in the hearing, so it isn't something we can train around.
A metro
Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, or Austin. Informal hearings are in person at the appraisal district. Panels can be in person or by phone.
A season
May through July 2027. You choose how many cases: a few a week alongside your own practice, or a full docket.
Not sure which rule covers you? The state's consultant program is run by TDLR, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Read the program page at tdlr.texas.gov, or ask me on the call. This is paid, seasonal work — a second income during protest season, not a full-time salary.
How it goes
From your name on a list to your first case.
Add your name.
Your email, which credential you hold, and a line about your protest experience. That's the whole application.
A call with me.
Twenty minutes. Which districts you appear at, how you handle a weak case, and what per-case pay looks like.
A short orientation.
How our evidence package is built, how cases reach you, and how we work with homeowners. Then a standard independent-contractor agreement and a background check.
Cases.
Notices go out, protests get filed, and hearings start. You take the ones that fit your schedule.
Questions
The honest answers.
Do I need to register with TDLR?
Not if you hold an active Texas real estate or appraiser license and your protest work is single-family homes only. Texas law exempts that. If you're already a registered consultant, that works as it is. If your situation is different, say so on the form and we'll talk it through.
Which appraisal districts?
Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Harris, and Travis to start. If you already appear at one of them, that's what I most want to hear about.
What does it pay?
Per case. An informal and a panel are paid separately, and a case that wins pays a bonus on top. I'll go through the numbers on our call rather than on a web page.
Can I keep my own clients?
Yes. This is contract work alongside your practice. The only ask is that our homeowners' cases get the same care yours do.
Who handles the paperwork?
We do. Screening, the homeowner's designation, filing, and the evidence package. You appear at the hearing and tell us how it went.
Is this a job?
No. Reps are independent contractors on a seasonal agreement. You set your schedule and take the cases you want.
Ready to take cases next season?
Add your name and I'll be in touch this winter about the 2027 season.
Not in Texas? In Georgia the program is open to anyone who'll show up for a neighbor, no license required. See the Community Rep program.