Property Tax appealing in Miami, worth it/recommendations?

[Joseph James]

Hello, all.  I have about 25 doors or so in Miami area, spread out over the city (duplexes, quads, condos).  As the members here may know, Miami is terrible when it comes to property taxes, & mine have gone up considerably on some of my buildings.  My property tax bill this year is in excess of $60,000.  :(

Does anyone have experience, preferably specifically in Miami, of how the property tax appeal process works?  Is this something you guys have done DIY, or have you hired a firm?  It looks like many of these firms hire on a contingency basis.

I called two firms this AM, but must say the person who answered the phone wasn't good at selling their business to me (not quite surly, but just seemed disinterested/unhelpful to someone with questions).  I may end up going with one of them anyways, as the deadline approaches to file an appeal this week.

If anyone can share there experiences AND/OR recommendations, I would be most grateful. Even a 10% reduction in this bill is significant money $$.