AppealIQ — AI Analysis for Commercial Property Tax Advisory Firms
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AppealIQ is the AI analysis engine for commercial property tax advisory firms. We score portfolios for appeal potential, pull live assessor data, track filing deadlines, and draft hearing-ready packages — so your analysts focus on winning cases, not compiling data. There is no platform to log into and no dashboard to manage.
The Problem
Commercial property tax advisory firms run a fundamentally manual workflow: spreadsheets, county websites, and analyst hours spent on data gathering rather than strategy. The average analyst spends 60–80% of engagement time on research and formatting work that doesn't require their expertise. Deadlines get missed. High-value properties get overlooked. Hearing briefs take days to produce.
What AppealIQ Does
- Portfolio Scoring: Every property scored High, Medium, or Low appeal potential with specific reasons. Analysts start every engagement with a ranked list, not a blank spreadsheet.
- Automated Assessor Enrichment: Current assessed values, market data, and parcel details pulled from county assessor sites across 17+ counties. No manual lookups.
- Filing Deadline Calendar: Every county deadline in one view, automatically populated from the uploaded portfolio. No spreadsheets, no missed windows.
- Hearing Brief Drafts: Property detail pages export directly to PDF hearing briefs analysts refine — not write from scratch.
- Direct Team Access: Adjustments, edge cases, new counties, custom workflows — handled by real people with fast turnaround.
Who AppealIQ Is For
- Commercial property tax advisory firms that manage appeals across multi-client, multi-property portfolios
- Tax appeal attorneys who want to pre-qualify prospects before engagement
- CPA and accounting firms with a commercial property tax practice
- Boutique regional advisory firms and national CRE advisory practices
- Any advisory team currently doing portfolio review, deadline tracking, or hearing brief drafts manually
AppealIQ is not designed for in-house corporate property tax teams or residential protest firms.
Engagement Pricing
Pricing is based on portfolio size. All engagements are monthly retainers — no setup fees, no long-term contracts.
- Up to 200 properties: $3,500/month
- 200–500 properties: $6,500/month (most common)
- 500–1,500 properties: $12,500/month
- 1,500+ properties: Custom — contact for pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AppealIQ?
- AppealIQ is the AI analysis engine for commercial property tax advisory firms. It scores portfolios for appeal potential, pulls live assessor data, tracks filing deadlines, and drafts hearing-ready packages. Advisors receive the outputs in formats their team already uses. There is no platform to log into.
- How is the engagement priced?
- Engagements are priced by portfolio size. Up to 200 properties is $3,500/month. 200–500 properties is $6,500/month (most common). 500–1,500 properties is $12,500/month. 1,500+ properties is custom — contact for pricing. All retainers include no setup fee and no long-term contract.
- Is this a software platform I log into?
- No. This is a consulting partnership. Your firm receives scored portfolios, draft hearing briefs, filing calendars, and assessor data — delivered directly in formats your team already uses. There is no dashboard or login for clients.
- Who is this for?
- Commercial property tax advisory firms, boutique regional advisory firms, national CRE advisory practices, and tax appeal attorneys managing commercial portfolios across multiple clients. Built for advisors who manage appeals at scale.
- How does engagement scoping work?
- Every engagement starts with a discovery call. We review your portfolio, county footprint, current workflow, and output needs. A statement of work is prepared covering exactly what will be delivered and at what cadence. Nothing starts until scope is agreed.
- Does this work with our existing portfolio format?
- Yes. We use loose column mapping to handle CSV formats with any column names — address, parcel ID, APN, folio, square footage, lease type. No reformatting required before starting.
About John Ciannello — Founder
John Ciannello is the founder of Steadfast Growth Consulting (JPC Consulting LLC), founded in 2025. He has a B2B sales and GTM background. He built AppealIQ — the AI analysis engine for commercial property tax advisory firms — and also builds AI automation systems for owner-led businesses.
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