If you can prove that the appraisal district has overvalued the property, you'll be successful in getting it lowered.

I've seen some properties around Richardson, Garland even around bishops arts district.

We target families with double income and kids who want in the school district in the Milwaukee suburbs.

I've seen a lot of very supportive folks who work for Historic Preservation, either a department or a commission, or maybe a couple planners assigned to that kind of work.You may know all this already, but if it's in an historic district, you may need their oversight when replacing windows.

School district, local/knowledgable about area, targeting single family Mom/Dads that want to stay in expensive ISD, but have landed on troubled times (Divorce, financial distress, etc...) as well as elderly people looking to cash out of their home and rent in a nice area.

Here in the valley, there are a few pockets that I know of - some target single family homes within the Clovis Unified School District to rent to families with children who value the schools, and eventually sell to families; some find homes in established neighborhoods in Fresno (usually with decent size yards) being desirable, and eventually sell to those who appreciate these characteristics of neighborhoods and homes; some like single family homes or small multi-family homes that would make good rentals for young professionals who like the downtown lifestyle, and eventually sell to these young professionals.

I just googled sales tax for Tennessee, another state I know that does not have state withholdings and the sales tax there is 9.75% For Texas it states:The Texas state sales and use tax rate is 6.25%, but cities, counties, special purpose districts and transit authorities can also impose local sales and use tax up to 2% for a total maximum combined rate of 8.25%City of Atlanta tax is 8% while the suburbs is 7% for Georgia.

It is also a contributing structure in an identified historic district, so the rehab of the property will be subject to specific historical restoration guidelines established by the city planning department.

You'd be surprised at the variation you can see on characteristics of a property that seem like they should be straightforward or objective.Many times an appraisal will cite different square footage than the tax district or a previous appraisal, for example. 

Hello all - I am about to get my first Airbnb up and running in the Pearl District in San Antonio, TX.