Additionally, raising rent, shopping around for cheaper, but appropriate insurance as well as potentially protesting your tax assessed value could help.

Hello AllI am looking for someone who can help protest my California investment property tax for 2015.

Eight months ago I stopped paying rent in protest.

@Brad HammondTwo reasons: Price & LocationIt looks like you are in the glide path of the airport, with a 4 lane road in the back yard, and train tracks across from the 4 lane rd.Can you protest the property taxes to help on the cap rate?

Curious Thread..I protest all my taxes each year, so much so that as soon as I show up they usually just conform lol 

Thirdly, do you remember when all of those people were protesting banks during the housing crises? 

@Eric CarrThat's what I was thinking it has come to with protesting valuation.

This sort of policy ranks up there with protesting amazon bringing massive job opportunities to NYC.

Our renters are extremely into plants, and we walked through the backyard with the boyfriend (on the lease as well as the woman) and told him our plants to remove and trim majorly - which he didn't protest to and seemed agreeable that it needed it. 

@Peter T.My first deal in Austin 7 years ago was a 48 unit and I paid 4%.We third party manage ourselves now and we have a minimum of $1,200-1,500 or 6% whichever is higher.Also, we don't charge any other fees unless on an a la carte basis they want help with construction management, or tax protest or insurance help.