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Originally Posted by Eric Vail
The tax assessment is usually lower than the actual market price for a home.
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Except right now the opposite is usually true. If I could sell my house right now for the assessed value, I would in a heartbeat.
My house is assessed at about $30K over what I could get for it right now. I'm basing selling prices on what houses are going for on my street. (There's some turnover right now.)
However as others have said there's no reason not to have a realtor do some work for you as a buyer. He only gets paid by the seller when you buy. It isn't often you can get expert advice at no cost to you- take advantage of it.