Buying from a motivated seller...

[Samantha Lotti]

I ran across a property that is For Sale By Owner.  Got one of the info papers on it and for the asking price it states to make an offer.  With that said... I called the owner to go over things with him.  Come to find out, he does have an asking price and doesn't want to work out much of a deal on it.

Now, from his asking price and the tax assessor valued amount, there is a huge difference. 

So my question is... how accurate is the tax assessor value compared to an appraisal? Meaning, where or how does the County Assessor get their amounts?

Hope I clearly worded that question...

Thanks for any input! :)