@Chance Sweat, despite the protestations of some (harumph, @Joe Villeneuve), a good first step would be to look at every MSA in the country for a couple of key variables that are available from the Census Bureau.

When you get into commercial and larger multifamily the variances are much greater but so is your ability to protest the value.

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Since you can’t protest the rate only the value. 

I can already here the people protesting over that one lol

Be sure to protest these, they are a little bit forgiving if you go with a good attitude. 

almost sounded like a protest statement between that business and the city (I don't blame them).So fellow GR landlords;  who knows a good plumbing/heating contractor that is registered with the city to do these inspections and file paperwork along with getting a new hot water heater and chimney liner / venting work done?  

I purchased the home for 327,000, so I can't exactly protest on the previous appraisal. 

@Leslie Brown  - we are allowed to protest the property taxes in TX as well (I think we are 2nd highest nationally behind NJ in property taxes). 

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