He has been diligent about contesting the annual tax-hikes on his properties, and the current tax appraisal is WAY below the market value.

I have provided copies of the repair bills when it's a serious amount and I'm keeping most of the deposit or billing them for more than the depsit (although I've never had a tenant actually pay the extra billed amount) just to support my case so they know I have proof and hopefully won't contest it.     

Taxes - Have you been contesting them? 

We know that the redemption period for tax deeds in Texas is one of the following:1) 2 years for homestead and ag exempt2) 180 days for all othersHowever, it appears that it is possible for a tax sale to be contested beyond the redemption period - especially the NON homestead/ag properties.

He then had another attorney who specializes in 'contested Trusts', call back within an hour.It took a year but everything was resolved very professionally.

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I also received a notice from RPM saying that new tax assessments were coming out, and they would contest the assessments on their investors' behalf, which I thought was nice since as most Texas investors know, property taxes are no joke.