The most important thing to remember is that you want to be comparing apples to apples.

Compare apples to apples.

"land being sold in the area"Just like you compare houses you compare the land.Has to be apples to apples.You can't compare a commercial piece of land or main street frontage with a residential lot in a subdivision.Those are two totally different animals.The tax assessment has nothing to do with value of the lot.

The whole thing is getting to where when you are looking at a house, you know how to make good comparisons, and can compare apples to apples.

Be sure they are all bidding the same work, specifiy materials where possible, so that you're comparing apples to apples.

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This only tells me one thing: I'm a money magnet!

Labor-only bids will also allow you to compare apples to apples on GC bids related to specific tasks.If there are some unexpected repairs uncovered during the inspection, this is your opportunity to ask for concessions from the seller.

Southern California MarketHigh Desert area - Victorville, Hesperia, Apple ValleyThe market is tough... prices have dropped considerably, inventory is extremely high

I LOVE ME FREEDOM ...You know the saying " 1 bad apple and alll that ....."