A better approach might be to find a REI Association in the area(s) and ask other investors for their recommendations - it's not uncommon to choose a different appraiser depending on the type of property (residential vs commercial MFH vs. office or industrial) and the objective of the appraisal.

Construction and the main office is in Evergreen Park.

It’s just 7 miles from the beach, 2 miles from a large new hospital and medical campus, and within 2 miles of the county government offices.

In the Province of British Columbia, companies are using bare trust agreements (held confidential at Lawyers office) to hide the true owners of Limited Companies.

I only received a letter from the appraisal office saying that the value went up but no notice about my taxes going up by 50%.

If the property is a personal property used for personal purposes, there is no depreciation since its not a business asset.There may be a chance that you have a home office within the home that is eligible for some write-off but you have to be using the home office towards a business activity.

It was a planned office building and mixed use development.

She oversees their Cleveland Office. 

Larger Syndications: When you see the syndicators achieving the larger raises that can attract the checks written by the private equity/family offices but are instead raising those funds in smaller friends and family check sizes, that would give me immediate pause.

As you mentioned its a tiny bit more complicated, and there is a question of change of ownership if your currently holding the property in your name.