Hey Eric, I’m not really answering your question, but....Do you protest your taxes?  

And I can send you a study my CPA gave me, which mentions quite a bit of case law where people tried to claim RE professional status, got audited, got punished badly, protested in court, and lost.

However public action or protest might sway some to consider relocating, ... it's worked before.In Calif, these two statements MUST appear in every rental lease:===============================================================LEGAL NOTICENotice: Pursuant to Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, information about specified registered sex offenders is made available to the public via an Internet Web site maintained by the Department of Justice at www.meganslaw.ca.gov.

@Aaron HollingsheadI read a story about a landlord in Portland in a similar position that is being accused of "leading" masked protesters onto his street and essentially asking them to burn the place down bc he saw no alternative to his fate.For what its worth, you're not alone.

As far as property taxes…..You can always protest your property taxes if they increase to much from one year to the next.

People are already getting restless and protesting the way things are going now so I think things will get reopened sooner rather than later.People will want to get away and drive to destinations will be on the list more than flying, IMHO.As for waiting, I doubt you will see a drop in prices.

This appears to be absurd, especially given the two facts that1) At the shareholders’ meeting in December, it is said the building’s financial health is in good shape.2) The maintenance fee has been consistently increasing for the past 5 years for a total of more than 20%.I decide to protest against this transfer fee, even rallying the other shareholders.

However, I refuse to enter a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.Good luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Has anyone used the fact that a property is in a ETJ as basis to protest its assessed value?

:protest: I am an investor and a Licensed Real Estate Agent.