Contact a local civil engineering firm , they know all the players .

I firmly believe in education.

John and or the marketing firm made promises of wealth to people who purchased his program of buying tax auctioned properties at 10c on the dollar.  

I work for a medium sized firm in California.

"we are fair and firm" "we issue one warning" "we follow the lease to the t" etc..

@Max Tanenbaum - there are lots of companies (usually law firms) that specialize in tax appeals; they take a percentage of the first year's savings as payment, so you don't have much to lose by using one of them UNLESS the appeal results in a higher tax.

I will definitely get a second opinion maybe consult another broker on your firm.

My agent is from a reputable firm (KW).

@Sachin ReliaI know they just launched a new reit 2, in their last reit they have yet to submit their audited financials from 2022 (due by April 30th) or their semi annual report for 2023 (due by September 30th)They also have switched auditing firms in this new venture….I would ask them the status of the above.

I pay very close attention to the details of my firm.