Our Expert Property Tax Team
Professional Excellence | Meet Our Team
Behind every successful property tax reduction is a BTA consultant who understands your property type, knows your county appraisal district, and presents compelling evidence that achieves results. Our team of over 40 professionals combines decades of collective experience with specialized expertise across all property types—commercial real estate, industrial facilities, business personal property, and residential properties.
BTA Leadership
Experienced Leadership Guiding Texas’s Premier Property Tax Consulting Firm
Paul Bettencourt
Chief Executive Officer
Former Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector | CEO & Founder
Paul “The Taxman” Bettencourt founded Bettencourt Tax Advisors in 2009 after serving ten years as Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector (1998-2008), where he managed property tax collections for the our consultants’ direct industry knowledge, and served on the Harris County Appraisal District board. His professional insight into appraisal district operations, mass appraisal systems, and ARB procedures provides BTA with competitive advantages no other property tax consultant possesses.
Paul continues championing property tax reform while leading BTA’s strategic direction, consultant training, and technology development.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University. His motto, “The fastest way to a property tax cut is a successful protest,” reflects his commitment to helping Texas property owners achieve fair, equal, and uniform property tax appraisals.
Mark Bettencourt
Chief Financial Officer
Real Estate Investment & Financial Services Expert
Mark Bettencourt brings extensive financial and real estate industry expertise to BTA’s leadership team. His career spans senior positions in banking and real estate investment, initially serving as Vice President with Texas Commerce Bancshares, then as Vice President of a national real estate investment services and consulting firm.
Leveraging the wealth of experience and knowledge gained through his employment in the banking and real estate investment industries, Mark founded his own firm, Bettencourt & Associates, providing real estate investment and consulting services to private, corporate, and institutional clients. His career has involved many aspects of the commercial real estate business, including:
Our Team Structure
BTA’s team structure reflects our commitment to specialized expertise. Rather than assigning generalist consultants to all property types,
we organize into focused teams that master specific property categories:
Commercial Real Estate Team
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Specialists in Income-Producing Properties:
TA’s Commercial Real Estate team focuses exclusively on income-producing properties across multiple sectors. These consultants understand income approach valuation, capitalization rate selection, net operating income analysis, and how to challenge appraisal district income and expense assumptions.
Residential Property
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Dedicated Advocates for Homeowners
BTA’s Residential Property team works diligently to reduce property tax valuations for homeowners across Texas. These consultants understand residential valuation parameters, comparable sales analysis for homes, equity arguments, and how to present homeowner evidence effectively.
Property Types Served:
– Single-family homes
– Townhomes and condominiums
– Residential lots and land
– Investment residential properties
Industrial Property
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Experts in Manufacturing, Warehousing & Special Purpose Properties
BTA’s Industrial Property team specializes in the unique valuation challenges of manufacturing facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, and special-purpose properties. These consultants master cost approach methodology, understand functional and economic obsolescence, and know how to value specialized industrial equipment and improvements.
Property Types Served:
– Manufacturing plants
– Warehouses & distribution centers
– Petroleum and chemical facilities
– Transportation terminals
Business Personal Property (BPP) Team
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Strategic Rendition Preparation & BPP Protest Specialists
BTA’s BPP team handles the most complex and misunderstood area of property taxation—business personal property. These specialists manage rendition filing, exemption applications, depreciation schedule challenges, and BPP protests across all asset types.
Asset Types Managed:
– Machinery and equipment
– Computers and technology
– Furniture and fixtures
– Inventory
– Vehicles and specialized equipment
Litigation & Arbitration Team
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Post-ARB Appeal Specialists
For properties requiring post-ARB appeals through binding arbitration or judicial proceedings, BTA’s litigation team provides specialized support and coordination.
Services:
– Post-ARB case evaluation
– Arbitration representation and filing
– Judicial appeal coordination with attorneys
– Expert witness coordination
– Discovery support and evidence preparation
– Trial preparation assistance
Customer Service Team
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Professional, Houston-Based Support
BTA’s talented Customer Service team provides the type of professional service clients expect from Texas’s leading property tax consulting firm. Unlike competitors who outsource to offshore call centers, our entire customer service team is based in Houston with years of property tax industry experience.
Common Questions About Our Team
Understanding BTA’s Professional Structure and Expertise
Bettencourt Tax Advisors employs over 40 professionals at our Houston headquarters. Our team includes specialized property tax consultants (organized by property type), professional customer service representatives, data analysts, technology specialists, litigation coordinators, and administrative support staff. This size gives us the capacity to handle thousands of properties annually while maintaining quality and personal attention for each client. Unlike small firms limited to a few consultants, BTA’s scale provides backup coverage, specialized expertise, and comprehensive service capabilities.
Yes—absolutely. BTA organizes consultants into specialized teams focusing on specific property types: Commercial Real Estate (apartments, office, retail, hotels, healthcare), Industrial Properties (manufacturing, warehousing, process facilities), Business Personal Property (equipment, inventory, vehicles), and Residential Properties. Specialization ensures your consultant deeply understands valuation methodologies, market data sources, and protest strategies specific to your property type. You won’t get a generalist trying to handle all property types—you get an expert focused exclusively on properties like yours.
Many BTA consultants have worked both for county appraisal districts AND as property tax consultants—giving them unique perspective from both sides. This dual experience enables them to understand how appraisal districts think, what evidence districts find credible, how ARB panels evaluate cases, and where districts commonly overvalue properties. Our consultants’ direct industry knowledge, combined with Paul Bettencourt’s decade as Tax Assessor-Collector, creates competitive advantages that achieve superior results.
BTA’s entire customer service team is based in Houston, Texas—NOT outsourced to offshore call centers. When you call BTA, you reach professional staff in our Post Oak office who understand Texas property tax procedures, know county appraisal district operations, and can provide substantive assistance. Our Houston-based team has years of experience in the property tax industry and can answer questions, direct you to specialized consultants, and provide meaningful support—not just read scripts. This local expertise ensures accurate information, professional communication, and quality service.