You are comparing apples to oranges.

But looking at tax value compared to value - trying to get a hold on this.Thanks for any info or opinions.

In a comparable sales approach, you select comps.

prp=mls&AgentId=DCGREEN&EmailKey=15469721Scroll down to MLS#3648875 (Lake Conroe), and take a look at that property.Then find the same MLS# on the report (Lake Conroe), in the link below, that I compile a couple of times a month and notice the original sale price of over 800gs compared to it's current price of $539,000http://www.houstonhotdeals.com/privatenotes.htm

The amount of business they miss is tiny compared to the mainstream deals (retail buyer who expects to stay a while).

This is only a small amount compared to the future appraised value--which I have in hand.

Compare extended holding costs to what Realtor fee's would be.Here is a decent example:[b]$1,000 per month holding costs for a property of 100K value.

After the house was staged, the open houses received a lot more positive feedback as well as provided more offers on the house (compared to the open houses they tried to do without stager assistance).

I would compare your long term return on the two strategies.

Get some comparable sales (comps) from a realtor for the area.