[cb]

Skip talking to the appraisor...they won't budge.

My experience is that the judges don't really know anything about it and if you throw up enough arguments they will give you half of what you ask. BTW, if you are dead on right with irrefutable proof of value, they'll still give you half of what you ask. Still, half a loaf is better than none.

Go every year, it can't hurt....they would never raise to more than they have already appraised.

[Clara Lou]

Skip talking to the appraisor...they won't budge.
Well, then your experience is very different from mine. I took photos and spoke calmly and reasonably with our appraiser, and my taxes were lowered.