About Johnson & Starr

Johnson & Starr offers Texas property owners fair, flexible, and easy-to-understand loans that relieve the stress of burdensome past-due property tax bills. As an Austin-based company, we take pride in serving Texas residential and commercial property owners by providing property tax loans that save homes and businesses. 

“Our commitment to serving our clients is unwavering. Each of our employees has years of experience protecting Texans who need help with high property tax bills. We are proud to offer payment plans that fit the needs of our clients, competitive terms, and our one-of-a-kind ‘Life Happens’ package of loan advantages.” — Nikolaos Stavros, CEO 

Benefits of a Johnson & Starr Property Tax Loan

  • No application fee
  • No credit check
  • No home inspection needed
  • No missed time from work—we'll come to you for the closing
  • No money due at closing

Meet the Team

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Nik Stavros, CEO

Prior to launching Johnson & Starr, Nik was the managing partner for the industry’s premier legal firm. During his decade of experience as a real estate attorney, he was a leading expert on tax lending laws and regulations. He helped some of the largest tax lenders to craft more client-friendly collection and foreclosure policies, and worked diligently with counties and foreclosure firms to prevent the sale of Texans’ homes and businesses. Nik graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Economics and received his JD from Western Michigan University before relocating to Austin, Texas. When not working, you are most likely to find Nik with his wife and son at an Austin FC soccer game. 

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Andy Cahill, President

Andy previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Hunter-Kelsey, one of the largest property tax lenders, where he oversaw most aspects of the business including underwriting, servicing, financing, and sales. He has extensive financial experience as a portfolio risk manager, derivatives structurer, and business development officer. After taking two years to travel the country by RV with his wife and young children, he was drawn back to tax lending by the belief that clients should be at the center of the process. Andy graduated with a BA from Dartmouth College, where he majored in Biology and International Relations. When not working, you are most likely to find Andy eating his way across the globe with his family. 

Core Values

flexibility

Flexibility 

We know sometimes life happens, and you may have difficulty making payments. Our property tax loans are customized to fit your unique situation and can be flexible to adapt to nearly any loan requirement. 

honesty

Honesty 

Some lenders will charge you for just about everything. We don’t believe it’s right to charge you for your own loan statements, copies of loan documents, payoff quotes, or any other account maintenance. And speaking of payoffs, we don’t charge any extra fees if you decide to pay off your loan early. In fact, if you can do that, we’ll be happy for you. 

integrity

Integrity 

We guarantee that our loan terms will be competitive. If you have terms from another lender, just tell us, and we will compare the pros and cons with you. And if we aren’t the best solution, we’ll tell you. We’ll be sad to lose you, but we recognize that the client’s needs come first. 

simplicity

Simplicity 

Texas property taxes are already some of the highest in the nation, and when your county starts piling on interest, penalties, and collection fees, it can feel overwhelming. Our loans can reverse all that pressure. We will pay your residential or commercial property tax bill in full. With the pressure gone, we’ll create a repayment plan based on your priorities. 

Johnson & Starr is regulated by the state of Texas and accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

Carlos Padilla
Carlos Padilla
February 3, 2024.
Johnson and Starr is the most amazing experience I’ve had they where very caring and went far and beyond in helping me with my Home Foreclosure ,resolved our issue in less than a week I would gladly recommend them for your foreclosure issues someone you can really trust. “Special Thanks to Ms.Dora.”
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xxstarland rap
January 24, 2024.
Dora helped my mom handle all her back taxes on her property with very little effort on our part. She handled everything for us. She was great. Would recommend
Toni Sawyer Harp
Toni Sawyer Harp
January 24, 2024.
OMG!! Where do I start? Dora was/is amazing! She was so helpful and after great news i won't be having a stroke thinking I would loose my land my home. Thank you Dora for good news. Toni Sawyer
David Ponce
David Ponce
November 29, 2023.
Angela Hendricks is a great representative of the company. It’s a pleasure to be able to communicate and work with her with ease.
Wayne Frieze
Wayne Frieze
November 15, 2023.
I was having an unforseen issue with the initial payment setup. I made a phone call and spoke to Yazareth Parada. The issue was handled and resolved in world record time! Yazareth Parada is an Extraordinarily Amazing Employee that Johnson and Starr should be extremely proud to have on staff 💯 Thank you Yaz!!
Ruben De Leon
Ruben De Leon
October 5, 2023.
Hello , yes just want to say Dora Gonzales and staff assisted me very well when was stressing in how to safe my home wth assistance was very professional and understood all my concerns fast easy process explain all of my concerns would really recommend anybody out there that needs help get wth Johnson & Star great jobs 5 stars in my book
Corinne Ramirez
Corinne Ramirez
October 4, 2023.
In my time of need they helped me. Very professional company. It was a prompt and easy experience. Th ank you for your help.
Janice Cassel
Janice Cassel
August 11, 2023.
All of the staff exhibit the ultimate in professionalism. Ms. Hendricks has been efficient, effective, and human. I appreciate all that she does for clients.
Maxine Alcorta
Maxine Alcorta
August 1, 2023.
Ms. Dora Gonzalez was amazing when it came to helping us save our family home. Cannot thank her enough and we are forever grateful to her. She made sure we understood every process we had to do and was always responding to our texts or phone calls if we had any questions. Thank u for having such compassionate workers that really do try to help and not just someone that is there for a paycheck and doesn't care about the clients. God bless u all! Sincerely The Alcorta Family