I found this one literally from passing though the area and seeing that they had started some sort of reno with a dumpster out front.

Motivation is tough to find and even harder to keep.

But when one of the parties is licensed by a governmental board of some sort, the board can subject the licensed individual to higher standards behavior, and they can do this largely at will and without the higher thresholds of most criminal laws.

The only people I have ever see benefit from doing cost seg were active real estate professionals that could actually offset the additional losses against some sort of income. 

Do you mean there is some sort of deposit for bidding that is non refundable?

When they cannot remove the tenants they can’t fix the units.It is also an overreach, what the city could start with is helping the landlords deal with their tenants, perhaps starting some sort of arbitration system.

I know, this is after July 1st.Calling the assessor's office really doesn't get you anywhere because the ones you are talking to are not lawyers or have any authority to change (and zero motivation to do so).See Property Tax Code, Sec. 32.01.

@Courtney McCall, I appreciate the motivation behind your post and where you are coming from.I started my company from a similar perspective. 

This is some sort of fill-in-the-blank evaluator, isn’t it?

In my experience, if you find other value in the place you are living, it will give you more motivation for your investment goals.Wishing you the best!