All that being said, there is no reward without risk.

Many had 10% equity to slightly underwater.When comparing renting, selling with an agent and getting full price with lease purchase, he agreed that we could present to all his agents!

I'm definitely wanting to take a little extra time and money to one-up comparable houses so I can have pride in my work, give someone a house they believe is more than what they should be able to afford, make people happy, and sell the house faster!

To this point my research has turned up the following (1) property assessments in WB are from several years ago, (2) appeal of assessment cannot be made based on current comparables (mainly because the market is so lousy for sales).It just seems that I am missing something and I would be interested in hearing from people experienced with this particular city.Bill R.

Homes in my town are almost twice as expensive as the surrounding outlying counties - for comparable properties!

These two issues I've pointed out are MAJOR, and I believe combined with the comparable in the area and the cost to repair these issues, I believe that the offer is justified, but do I include pictures in my offer?

Or you can compare it with one you can get from the office supply store and compare.Angie

If so, at what price range and how much of a discount compared to market value?

It's not a lot of money compared to other businesses.

If you relocated to Atlanta, can you tell us Bay Areans about the pros and cons of living there compared to here?