If you bought the property in the last couple years the property taxes were probably artificially low for a long term owner occupant?

I agree with what @Bonnie Low said about the overall market in Shasta County.

We currently charge less then half of that for a simple tax filing like that, but may not offer the level of advisory and guidance that this person does.

Or interest rate caps, or partnership level expenses, etc.

I asked him about it and said something about rates dropped 3 days ago  and got the low rate.

If your units are more recently rehabbed to a nicer level, the appraiser will make adjustments.But going into the appraisal, I would have a list of comps you want them to use, and a set of the "realistic" comps they will use, with notes that compare yours to those.

I think it comes to your own comfort level and what gives you the most peace of mind.

Tax BenefitsWhen buying in low cost areas, it can be difficult to achieve FIRE without high volume of units.

Even if demand isn't outrageous, supply is so low...

Having said that, my spouse and me work in high stress jobs and having some level of constant income coming from RE investments would be good psychologically if we want to take a break or lose our jobs.