The property address, the county, and roughly what you think it's worth. If you have your Notice of Appraised Value, that's useful, but not required for the first conversation.

No. We represent everything from a single commercial property to a portfolio spread across a dozen counties. The review process is the same either way.

Texas commercial property — multifamily, industrial, hospitality, retail, office, mixed-use, land and business personal property.

Under Texas Tax Code § 41.44, you must file by May 15 or the 30th day after the appraisal district delivered your Notice of Appraised Value, whichever is later. Miss it and the district's number stands for the year.

The ARB is the independent panel that hears property tax protests. It isn't part of the appraisal district — it's a separate body that reviews the evidence from both sides and issues a written order.

Most resolve at the informal stage within a few weeks to a couple of months. A matter that goes to an ARB hearing, and further to appeal, can run longer — sometimes into the following year.

Not necessarily. You have 60 days from the day you receive the written order to continue in district court or binding arbitration. A lot of value gets left on the table by owners who stop here.

No — it starts from the day you actually receive it, not the date printed on it. That's the detail most owners miss, and it's worth noting the delivery date the day it arrives.

Appeals beyond the ARB are handled through Estes & Banks, P.C., on the same contingent fee basis as the underlying protest.

Your tax bill is your property's assessed value multiplied by the combined tax rate for every taxing unit that covers it — county, city, school district and any special districts. Lowering the assessed value is the lever a protest pulls; the rate itself is set separately by each taxing unit.