I am starting to believe that I need to learn the tax laws myself since I have lost so much money paying unnecessary taxes because my previous CPA's are not familiar with all laws or they just plug numbers into a software (without strategizing) and then I get hit with huge tax bills that could have been legally avoided. 

I'm seeing that a lot of the municipalities will allow homeowners to submit building permits, but will place limitations on residency requirements and property types (i.e., not allowed on townhomes or condos, must be primary residence for 1 year).

Is there any reason I need to submit the deed to the county now or could I wait until much closer to when I plan to refi?

Hello All,I would like some recommendations on real estate/property management software for residential and commercial properties. 

Abel is correct that you will pay about $65/month for the software as well, assuming you have more than one property.

You are already entering the info - learn to use a software the right way the first time around and it becomes second nature to you just like fixing a leaky faucet.

How do you keep track of insurances expirations, taxes dates, equity growth per house, rental growth in your area ? Is there an online platform on which we can do this or do you track this in a excel sheet ? 

I would also research some property management software (e.g.

Recently submitting an appeal for my house, I was told that there is a rick that an appeal could lead to a higher assessment if it's found your is undervalued; typically uncommon in Cook County. https://taxbacknow.com/

Is there a tool or software that can do this?