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Because in both instances, they first had their homes valued by real estate agents, not appraisers. In the other case, my client’s attorney recommended having their marital property appraised. But the owner felt that a real estate agent could do the same type of valuation as an appraiser.
One big one is their Zestimate’s inaccuracy at predicting marketvalue, and more specifically, they were relying on their own Zestimates to make important decisions like buying & selling homes. Just think how much more difficult it would have been to flip in a declining market.” My opinion of value – $345,000.
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