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Everything You Wanted To Know On How House Prices Get Determined

Your House As Seen By:

Yourself...

 House01

 

Your Buyer...  

House02

 

Your Lender...

House03

 

Your Appraiser...

 House04

Your Tax Assessor...

House05

Don't you like that within the walls of this blog you just learn how the real world works. The smartest readers and commenters come here for the facts. Now you know all you need to know about how those folks gets those values on your house. Feeling pretty smart today aren't you?? Just remember you got it here first. Y'all come back now, you hear??  : )

 

Comments

Those are hilarious!  And the varied perspectives so true!  :-)

Posted by Liz Moras ~Chilliwack Realtor, Chilliwack,Hope,Langley,Abbotsford (Harrison Hot Springs, Cultus Lake) about 1 year ago

haha... Gary, this never fails to make me laugh.  Couldn't be 'cuz there's more than a speck of truth to it. 

Posted by Fairbanks Alaska Real Estate Specialists Jesse & Kathy Clifton 907-699-6024 (Jesse Clifton & Associates, REALTORS®) about 1 year ago

Thank you Gary ~ I feel so smart after reading this because I already knew this information  to be true! LOL! Have a great evening!

Posted by Terrie Leighton , Realtor Northern Nevada Real Estate (Ferrari-Lund Real Estate, Northern Nevada) about 1 year ago

Hi Gary... They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  Looks like you have 5000 words here.  Great post and those pictures speak for themsleves!  Thanks for the reality-based grin!

Posted by Steve Shatsky - Dallas Real Estate & Short Sale Specialist (469)449-9840 (Prudential Texas Properties) about 1 year ago

Gary-Sure ,I'm just ready to call it a night as I have a very early day tomorrow and you post that. That is hilarious.  You my friend are one of a kind. Thank you for the good laugh and smile before I head to dreamland. Hopefully no goofy dream after reading that. Should be laugh out loud dreams. You just never cease to amaze and delight. Thank you so much for your wonderful sense of humor and awesome talent.

Posted by Pat Preston (RE/MAX 1st Olympic Lynchburg Va) about 1 year ago

Gary,  Thanks for showing us exactly how prices are determined.  Funny!

Posted by Roberta LaRocca REALTOR® Las Vegas Broker Salesperson Property Management (Encore Realty Group - EncoreRealtyGp.com) about 1 year ago

Gary, LOL<LOL<LOL! This is too good! Where on earth did you come up with this? It's brilliant. And, unfortunately...true.

Later in the rain~Deb

Posted by Lake Livingston Real Estate by Deb Brooks about 1 year ago

That is absolutely hysterical...thank your for the laugh.

Posted by Ruthmarie Hicks (Keller Williams Realty) about 1 year ago

Gary I have seen several versions of this through the years,  and it always brings a smile.
But it is so so true.

Posted by Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes (Classic Realty Associates) about 1 year ago

That is great. I needed a good laugh at the end of my day. Thanks.

Posted by Terri Kincaid (ERA Brokers Consolidated) about 1 year ago

Ain't it the truth.

Thanks.....what a way to end the day.

 

Posted by Linda Lipscomb RE/MAX Lexington Henderson County TN about 1 year ago

Ohhhh - that explains it!  Thanks Gary, hahah.     Have a great night :)

Posted by Kara Casamassina, "Boomers and beyond..." (The Carolina Real Estate Company) about 1 year ago

Hi Gary!  I love that one!  I've seen it in a slide show to music and sent it to several of my sellers who got a charge out of it!

Debe in Charlotte

Posted by Debe Maxwell, Realtor® - Charlotte NC MLS - Charlotte NC Neighborhoods (Helen Adams Realty) about 1 year ago

This is way too clever Gary!  ; )

Posted by Meridian Idaho Real Estate ~ Pam Pugmire (Market Pro Real Estate) about 1 year ago

that is great , funny stuff but so true

Posted by Tina M. Haugen (Prudential Americana Group) about 1 year ago

Gary this is a wonderful post.  All of your pictures and comments represent exactly the trueth and just how it is.  Great job.

Posted by Robert Worthington (Worthington Realty) about 1 year ago

I'm laughing out loud and this is one of the best post i have seen in a while.  This is a funny one, keep them coming.  Great job Gary

Posted by Robert Worthington (Worthington Realty) about 1 year ago

I have seen similar photos before. So true.  Value is in the eyes of the beholder!  - And the Buyer!

Posted by Sharon Parisi, MLA, ABR, GRI, SRES, HHS (Keller Williams Realty, Dallas, TX) about 1 year ago

the photos say it all....thanks for the giggle before bed!! :)

Posted by Kirsten Mellinger, Ventura County Real Estate (Emerald Funding & Realty) about 1 year ago

I am sitting here giggling and got a hearty chuckle from my husband.  Thanks for the grin.

Posted by Christine Donovan Costa Mesa Real Estate Broker/Attorney 800-610-7253 DRE01267479 (Donovan Blatt Team - Donovan Group Realty) about 1 year ago

very well put, and funny funny pictures. These days, unfortunately, everyone seems to be looking at this with 'lender colored' glasses

Posted by James Wexler, Scottsdale AZ Luxury Homes (Coldwell Banker) (wexzilla.com) about 1 year ago

So, so true; especially in this economy.  Thanks for the great photos:)

Posted by Sherry Lee Cox, REALTOR(R)/ Broker/ Certified Foreclosure Specialist/ePRO (Keller Williams Realty North County) about 1 year ago

Gary - I've seen this several times, comedy usually has hints of truth attached to its message. 

Posted by Jason Sardi, Mortgage Banker (FHA-VA-USDA-Conventional-Pennsylvania Loans) about 1 year ago

Gary ~ This is my favorite visual funny!  I thought you were going to actually talk about the first house (which I think is really cute and pretty), so I got a good laugh as I scrolled down. : )

Posted by Kathy Passarette, L.I. Staging/Decorating (Creative Home Expressions) about 1 year ago

That is funny Gary!  I think I have seen something like this before, but nevertheless, it still made me laugh out loud!

Posted by Jeremy Blanton ActiveRain Corp. (ActiveRain Corp.) about 1 year ago

Gary....thanks for the early morning chuckle! How true it is!

Posted by The Thom And Ray Team Midtown Atlanta Real Estate about 1 year ago

Gary..  I like starting my day out on the upswing.. thank you this.  All the times I have seen this, my house has never changed...  "YOURSELF" is the way I go every time. 

valerie osterhoudt

Posted by Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~ Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889 (Johnson Real Estate, Inc.) about 1 year ago

Gary, I love this.  I can't keep up with your posts!  Every time I check in, I'm two behind!! 

Posted by Susan Mangigian, West Chester PA Realtor RE/MAX Preferred, ABR (RE/MAX Preferred, West Chester, PA, RS152252A) about 1 year ago

Gary, I have never seen so much said in so few words.  I guess the old addage is true a picture is worth a thousands words!!

Posted by Don Rogers REALTOR®, GRI O'Fallon MO & St Charles County MO homes (RE/MAX Gold) about 1 year ago

Hi Gary!  I have never seen this before.  It truly made me laugh out loud! NOW that doesn't happen very often!! Thanks!  KM

Posted by Kristin Moran, San Antonio,TX~Real Estate 210-313-7397 (RE/MAX Access - KristinMoran@Remax.net) about 1 year ago

You know Gary...

Perception IS everything, isn't it?

Posted by Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate ERA United Realty about 1 year ago

Gary - this brought a smile to my face this morning. How true about the tax assessor!!!

Posted by Sharon Paxson Newport Beach Real Estate (Prudential California Realty, DRE License 01501912) about 1 year ago

See, pictures tell a 1,000 words. Um, so do charts, hint, hint.

elizabeth weintraub sacramento real estate agent in land park

Posted by Elizabeth Weintraub, Sacramento Short Sale Agent, 916.233.6759, Lyon RE (Lyon Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Thanks for the laugh :)

Posted by Jessica Modlin - REALTOR® - Greater Lansing Area, Michigan (Century 21 Looking Glass) about 1 year ago

Gary-

Funny! Funny!

I think I need to add that to my marketing pieces!  The visual is just so powerful

Posted by Sheila Moran, SanAntonioSheila.com RE/MAX Access, Broker, At your service! (RE/MAX Access (Garden Ridge, San Antonio, New Braunfels)) about 1 year ago

I used to use something almost similar in my listing presentation, but it did not have the tax assessor piece. I just hope the seller don't see it the same as the assessor (lol).

Posted by Victor Amadi (EXIT Upstate Realty) about 1 year ago

Gary- I like the way you explained how each person sees a home. Visual demonstrations are always good. LOL 

Posted by Laura Watts (Positive Properties, LLC) about 1 year ago

Gary - I got that in an email about a year ago from a neighbor after all our assessments shot through the rough! Love it! So very true!

Posted by Carol Culkin (Houlihan Lawrence Realty) about 1 year ago

Gary, I've seen this before, and it's just as good this time as it was the first time.  Thanks.

Posted by Bob Cumiskey, US Army Retired, Your Sun City Center, Florida ~ Realtor (A1 Connection Realty, Inc.) about 1 year ago

Gary - Ain't it the truth?  Nice one - thanks for sharing this!

Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) about 1 year ago

Bwahahahahaha.  (Wiping tears of laughter.)  Good one, Gary.

Posted by Margaret Mitchell, York Maine Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Yorke Realty) about 1 year ago

Wow - ain't it the truth Gary! !  ha ha ha. 

Posted by Gene Mock (Keller Williams Realty of Leesburg) about 1 year ago

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