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Ever wonder how much your house is worth, but is overwhelmed by the process?
I ve gotten the exact question so many times, that I ve decided to answer the question as thoroughly and completely as possible. Don t worry, you re not alone. The easiest way to figure out the value is to check the" comps" -- or comparable properties that have sold recently. One great resource is Zillow. That is- how much have similar( comparable) homes sold for recently? Com- it s a great site to check what homes have sold recently, and Zillow. But be careful- DON T TRUST ZILLOW S VALUE!
Com will even give you their own" guess" as to what the property is worth, even show you an aerial picture. Just use them to tell you what other homes have sold for recently. Houses that have sold within 1 year. If there are plenty of sales, all within a particular price range, then apply this little formula: Comps Formula. Houses that are within 20% of the same square footage. Now, without actually seeing the" comparable" houses, you don t know if it s actually comparable- you ll have to go look to be absolutely sure, but this is a simple" guideline" price.
Now simply average the remaining sales, and voila- you have your comparable value! If you have a property where the comps vary in value by a LOT, you have to do one additional step. First, get a list of recent sales within 1 mile of the subject property. Here s the breakdown of how to determine the value of a property with values all over the map( like the one you re dealing with) . Here s one I pulled from zillow for a student s property. Ok, so now, you have to eliminate anything more than 20% bigger or smaller than the subject property.
It might be a little over a mile, I had to guess from looking at a map) : The result: XXX Leeward Ln 3 0 1, 1969 SF 09, 386/ 01/ 1992. 968 Leeward Ln$ 32, 752, 386, 3 0 1- - 1981 SF 10/ 05/ 2006. 9393 Windy Ct$ 110, 3 0 1, 700, 922- - 1976 SF 12/ 28/ 2006. 9396 Ridgewood Ter$ 120, 3 0 1, 000, 640- - 1986 SF 09/ 21/ 2006. 767 Four Winds Ln$ 114, 3 0 750, 600- - 2000 SF 01/ 12/ 2007. 9429 Citrus Ct$ 102, 3 0 1, 000, 515- - 1985 SF 01/ 30/ 2007. 9479 Bywood Ct$ 86, 000, 484, 3 0 1- - 1986 SF 12/ 14/ 2006. That means, for this 1386sf example, 1, 108- 1, 663 square feet are the comps. From 21 properties, now we re down to eleven. So that leaves: The result: XXX Leeward Ln 3 0 1, 386- - 1969 SF 09/ 01/ 1992. 968 Leeward Ln$ 32, 752, 386, 3 0 1- - 1981 SF 10/ 05/ 2006. 9396 Ridgewood Ter$ 120, 3 0 1, 000, 640- - 1986 SF 09/ 21/ 2006. 9429 Citrus Ct$ 102, 3 0 1, 000, 515- - 1985 SF 01/ 30/ 2007. 9479 Bywood Ct$ 86, 000, 484, 3 0 1- - 1986 SF 12/ 14/ 2006. 9530 Autumn Ct$ 105, 3 0 1, 900, 536- - 1986 SF 02/ 05/ 2007. 9274 Brown Rd$ 235, 3 0 1, 975, 414 766, 656 1953 SF 02/ 21/ 2007. Now, take the highest and the lowest sales price, and eliminate them. Now, two things need to happen.
That means the$ 32, 752 sale and the$ 235, 975 sale are gone, so we re left with: The result: XXX Leeward Ln 3 0 1, 386- - 1969 SF 09/ 01/ 1992. 9396 Ridgewood Ter$ 120, 3 0 1, 000, 640- - 1986 SF 09/ 21/ 2006. 9429 Citrus Ct$ 102, 3 0 1, 000, 515- - 1985 SF 01/ 30/ 2007. 9479 Bywood Ct$ 86, 000, 484, 3 0 1- - 1986 SF 12/ 14/ 2006. 9530 Autumn Ct$ 105, 3 0 1, 900, 536- - 1986 SF 02/ 05/ 2007. 9583 Briar Creek Ln$ 132, 3 0 1, 000, 408- - 1983 SF 01/ 26/ 2007. 9581 Washington Cir$ 161, 4 5 1, 600, 140- - 1999 SF 02/ 05/ 2007. First, average all of these, and you ll have a pretty good estimate of value. Average Sales Price: $126, 500. In fact, this is just about how an appraiser would start. Second thing that needs to happen now, is you would need to go look at the so- called comps, and see if they are actually comparable. Now, for purposes of knowing whether or not to follow up on a deal, you don t have to do that. That s what an appraiser would do.
Just run the comps, + or- 20% , knock off the highest and the lowest, and average them. So, let s imagine that Sedgwick Dr, Castlebrook Dr and Washington Cir are NOT comparable because they are much newer, built in the last 8 years instead of 1969 like the subject property. But, once you decide to do a particular deal, AFTER you sign up the deal with the seller, while you re still in the neighborhood, go look at those addresses and decide which are true comps. Then the average value of the older homes, once those three are removed, would be: The result: XXX Leeward Ln 3 0 1, 386- - 1969 SF 09/ 01/ 1992. 9396 Ridgewood Ter$ 120, 3 0 1, 000, 640- - 1986 SF 09/ 21/ 2006. 9429 Citrus Ct$ 102, 3 0 1, 000, 515- - 1985 SF 01/ 30/ 2007. 9479 Bywood Ct$ 86, 000, 484, 3 0 1- - 1986 SF 12/ 14/ 2006. 9530 Autumn Ct$ 105, 3 0 1, 900, 536- - 1986 SF 02/ 05/ 2007. 9583 Briar Creek Ln$ 132, 3 0 1, 000, 408- - 1983 SF 01/ 26/ 2007. 823 Four Winds Ln$ 120, 3 0 1, 000, 594- - 1984 SF 01/ 03/ 2007. Of course, that last example is a hypothetical, you won t know until you go and look, but you can do just the true" comps search" FIRST, just to see if there s any reason to even get involved. Average Value( Eliminating Newer Homes) : $110, 983.
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