What have you done to get a higher home appraisal?
Greg Hoffman
4 years ago
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Appraisal comes in much higher than selling price
Comments (17)Appraisals are subjective. So is the price you agreed to pay for the house. It's not an ironclad determination of what the house is worth, rather it's just what you and the seller agreed to and it's an indication. Who says you didn't agree to a price that's too high? Or a price that's too low. It doesn't matter. The appraisal is a due diligence step for the lender, to know how much wiggle room there is in the value for loan collateral purposes. It too is not an absolute determination of value. Property taxes in most places use a new purchase price as the starting point. Because from a broad perspective, that IS the value of the property to the buyer and is a number easily determined....See MoreNew home design must haves and don't needs/wish you hadn't done?
Comments (7)Recycling bins. It wasn't around when we remodeled our cottage, so I was lucky we were able to even find a place to store some of them behind doors, LOL. Also, recycling started with just two bins, then expanded to three as more trash was separated out by the waste company. Some cities have four bins! When it only gets picked up once a week you've got to store it someplace handy. Best design decision: more and bigger closets. We have a modest-sized home of less than 1400 sq. ft., but there's 30 linear ft. of closets in the master bedroom - and every bit of it is useful. 2nd best decision: good-sized laundry room. Amazing how much easier it makes sorting, folding and hanging up....See MorePre-sale appraisal needed for sale of old house?
Comments (4)I’m not sure if things are different in Portland vs. other cities, but I’ve bought and sold several homes and always interviewed at least 3 realtors who put together a package including comps, how they would market my house and what they would price it at. They came out, toured the property and went back and did their homework. Realtors are used to this sort of interview. I made my decision based on their presentation and the combination of the above factors, not solely based on who would price it highest....See MoreWhat have you done in and around the house today...
Comments (115)I made a beaded mobile today, my second attempt for our backyard. It isn’t my normal style … I like a more organic, earthy style with painted wood beads, warm metals, and such, but they didn’t survive the brutal Texas sun last summer. Hopefully this one will. I like the colors with the Vitex. I made this one for my SIL, it’s not in the sun at their house:...See MoreGreg Hoffman
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