You are comparing apples to oranges.

Every descision you make in the first several deals should be checked and double checked with reliable sources.

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.