In response to item No. 3 in today’s Leading Off, I would like to say that Eric is just bitter because his house’s value has fallen so precipitously in the past year that his address now appears on the Wikipedia entry for “toxic asset.” (I’m tired of workshopping that joke. I tried. Sorry.) While it is true that I have protested my home’s valuation several times (once with comical results), I have never called the good people at the Dallas Central Appraisal District “suckers.” Every time I’ve had an interaction with one of their staff, I’ve been favorably impressed. They are all professionals who do a thankless — but important — job. In fact, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at DCAD for their service to North Texas. Thank you.
DCAD staffers, please print this blog post, and put it in my file. It might come in handy when I protest my valuation next year.
