Imagine Reading This and Thinking ‘That’s Me.’ Who’s Holding the Keys to America’s Future?

Appraised but Not Represented: Reclaiming Homeowner Agency in Columbus and Beyond

His eyes widened. He chuckled. But he didn’t disagree.
🔥 “Most Entrepreneurs Aren’t Ready for This Conversation…”

I’m breaking normal LinkedIn decorum because someone needs to say out loud what everyone’s noticing: & no one is saying.

🧠 “This might get me in trouble, but here goes:

“If you’re paying property taxes on a home you never got to value… does that make you less of a homeowner, and more of a hostage?

🧠🔗 :🚪 “Most people aren’t ready for this conversation:
Appraised But Not Represented? It’s 2025 and how many counties like Franklin County, OH are STILL taxing you on your home… without your voice?

That’s when it clicked: we’re all principals: with no agency.  And appraisal maybe one of the last unchecked systems working against Black and brown homeowners in American Counties, like Franklin County in OH.  Does this happen where you from?

📍 Is this happening in Charlotte?
 

Yes—and it’s documented widely.

Home value and appraisal disparities:

• Black homeowners in Charlotte face an average 15.6% valuation gap compared to white homeowners.  This translates to a difference of $382,000 for a home with a white owner versus $312,600 for a home with a Black owner.
• Mecklenburg County’s revaluation cycles (2011, 2019, 2023) triggered thousands of appeals, refund payouts in the millions, and widespread frustration; especially in historically Black neighborhoods like Reid Park, Clanton Park, and Myers Park

🗣️ Let me put it this way…

If someone wants to speak or act on your behalf, like handling your money or making decisions about your property, they’re supposed to ask you first.

That’s called consent.

That’s how agency works.

You give them permission, and they work for you.

But right now in Franklin County, America, families, especially Black families, are having their homes judged, priced, and taxed…

without ever being asked.

Nobody called them.

Nobody explained the process.

Nobody gave them a say in who decides the value of their home.

And yet, they’re getting bills based on those decisions.

So the question is:

👉 If they never gave permission…

👉 If they never signed anything…

What do we call that?

Because it sure doesn’t sound like fairness.

It sounds like people are being priced out of their neighborhoods by strangers they didn’t choose, in a system they didn’t agree to.

It brings me back to;
🎥👉Why ‘Fairness’ Fails: The Hidden Truth About Managing Massive Changes Pre Agenda 2030

https://www.youtube.com/live/EhMPT-_1K6k

🧨 Here’s what no one in real estate wants to say out loud:

Franklin County is taxing people on home values that were pulled from behind closed doors,  by strangers they never appointed, using data they never saw.

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Here’s why this matters: and what local businesses can do to partner for impact: 

1. Why this is trending local and deserves America’s attention:

• 🏠 Home prices in Columbus today: new builds average Between $300 – $498K; existing stock sits between$263,400 – $309K. But appraisal gaps often penalize the long-term owners most.
• ⚖️ “Agency” in appraisal means you should approve who values your home, but that may be absent from statutes and or without legal requirement because, You don’t. That’s modern disenfranchisement.
• 🎯 FOMO alert: people are finally waking up to appraisal justice. Top Google searches are already rising for “Columbus equity appraisal” and “tax reform real estate.”

2. Cross‑promotion opportunity with local advertisers:

It would be some kinda love to see Col-Ak Can Supply Co partnering with Kevin L. Boyce and Erica Crawley.  Imagine the support by The Media Captain and ClickVision, two Columbus-based marketing firms; all working with Pasha Paroh, for America, driving the digital reach of a trusted voice in real estate circles. 

Imagine co-branded campaigns:

Who’s willing to invest in America’s future, today, with action and funding?

3. Your role in this story:

• Kevin L. Boyce and Erica Crawley: America already sees your DEI fold aligning with ours. This is your chance to champion appraisal reform as a signature initiative.
• Local businesses: this isn’t charity, it’s marketing aligned with your audience’s values. Equity sells. Representation connects.

🧠 Why Your Brand’s Dressed Like Everyone Else at the Gala

 📰👉 https://pashaparoh.online/rebranding-services-small-companies/

🧠 Imagine reading this and thinking “That’s me.” when you realize you’re not alone; and there’s something actionable.

Tag your commissioner: let them see you are paying attention.  Insure them, the coming Initiative feels research-oriented, not activist or combative.

If true agency means more than ticking a checkbox, what would genuine consent look like in a democracy? How might power shift if taxpayers held the real keys to their equity?

📰 Sponsored Community Message on Behalf of Initiative 33°

Authored by Pasha Paroh, Cultural Strategist

In collaboration with Franklin County’s emerging leaders and equity advocates.
 

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