It sounds like this is a good case to hand over to a local attorney who specializes in those types of protests. 

There was no protest from the seller's attorney such as, "Hold on!

Most people suggest you take matters into your own hands and file a protest online to get your home's tax assessed value lowered. 

However months later when the lease was up and there were other items I deducted from his security deposit, he protested. 

Make sure you protest your taxes annually to help reduce your costs.  

If they raise it more than what you paid for it, you should be able to protest the value and submit the required documents proving it is worth that amount only as well as comps if they are substantially lower.

@Dean Ingraham that would be a topic to discuss in further detail with your CPA/tax advisor.What I meant in the last post was RE pro test*.

Not only that but you are far less likely to face community protests, hard zoning regulations, and ridiculous fees and taxes that make developing affordable housing in many cities too expensive.  

Hello fellow investors,Have any of you used fee based (percentage or flat fee) tax protesting companies successfully?

Like I told Josh, you could probably correct my posts all day, but such obvious and consistent errors on business websites are a :protest: :protest: Oh S*&^ NO SPELLCHECKER--I'M DOOMED DWAYNE