Success with appealing taxes??

[Michael S.]

I would like to hear about your success and or failure to get a lower property assesment. I am looking at a fourplex that has insane taxes for the area it is in. It's current taxes are about $8600, . I am told that the current owner had them lowered from 10k. Similiar properties are being taxed around 4k. The realtor said" You should be able to have it lowered about 1500 if you ask for a reassement". Even if I would be succesful in lowering it 1500, it still is too high.

I know I can go appeal the taxes myself, but am wondering if I would be more succesfull with profesional help. Are there lawyers that special in this? Can anyone recommend a strategy to
hat would almost guarantee a serious reduction for these property taxes ? I am hesitant to move forward with this big unknown.