QC Comments:

"Please remove the comments regarding adjustments as adjustments are not permitted on a BPO."

I made a comment about adjusting for square feet. I guess I don't have to do it anymore!

Gotta love it...

I'd be bummed if that is the way it's going to be all the time - adjustments helps to support opinions, especially when there are few comparable solds and we have to do the apples-to-oranges thing.

Apparently, with these guys, I will now have to only use comps that are EXACTLY like the subject. That might be a tall order.

I never put an "adjustment" in writing...

I don't understand the issue..when you do a comparative market analysis for a potential listing, don't your adjust for example if there is an inground pool or other amentities affecting value..why is this suddenly wrong in a BPO?
How else to you come to a determination of value? This is a day function of being a realtor..

And the reason for that would be..........

I'm working on one now I can't get through QC. The crazy thing is I did the exact same house for the same company last week. Only this time is on a different form and from a client who does not allow adjustments. My values are not bracketted. It's driving me crazy.....I thought it would be a slam dunk....what was I thinking.

I was told that we never should do adjustments because we're not appraisers. I agree with that. EXCEPT many forms that I get ask for adjustments. Am I supposed to ignore the little boxes for adjustments and the "calculate adjustments" selection?

In my area it is tough, if not impossible to find 4-square comps, so adjustments are most usually needed. I used to just comment on adjustments that I would make if I could make them, which I can't make because I'm not an appraiser.

What to do?

I prefer adjustments. For example, IAS. With the adjustment, QC will STFU about how I come to a price.

you don't need to discuss or even mention the numeric adjustments you make (unless the form explicitly calls for it). you simply list the property characteristics. give the cretins what they want, and do the adjustments surreptitiously.

Yes Shana you are correct .........

Give the cretins what they want. Now that's funny to me.

and I spelt "surreptitiously" correctly WITHOUT using the spell checker!

Shana and SLO are right on the money..
I do "adjust"... I just don't "adjust" in writing.

I like to see mahagony as much as the next guy, I'd just prefer to see it at the local bar, versus the judges desk.

I had not adjusted in writing either - I just mentioned the phrase "adjust for square footage" to note that this was the only significant difference between the subject and the comps. Maybe it is like "crime," and a word that we cannot use.

I have never wanted to explicitly do my adjustments, like some companies want you to do. And I have done hundreds of BPOs for this outfit, and never got a mention about my comments.

Again, go figure.