Sales Comparison — Adjust the COMP — Real Estate Exam Cheat Sheet

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✦ Start with sold comparables, adjust the COMPS — never the subject

✦ Comp is BETTER than subject → SUBTRACT from comp's price (CBS: Comp Better Subtract)

✦ Comp is worse → add to comp's price

✦ Best for: houses & land; required inputs: recent, nearby, arm's-length sales

✦ Weight the comp needing the fewest/smallest adjustments most heavily

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