Looking for feedback and protesting taxes with multi-family.

[Tammy Helble]

I have two duplexes that are new builds in Texas and getting ready to protest the taxes on both as they are prospoing both have increased in value. I have three questions around this:

1) when there aren't any good comps in the area to pull from to argue my side what are some thoughts about how to proceed? One of my homes there I was able to only grab pendings sales even. 

2) Texas doesn't seem to post what properties sell for so when pulling comps for those that have sold I come up empty handed knowing what they actually sold for so any ideas on how or where to get the prices?

3) Outisde of comps and likely what all you can come up with that is wrong with your property does anyone have any other ideas of what else to state to show why your property should value for less?

Thanks in advance for any feedback or help! 

Cheers, Tammy