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Comment on How Deep Fakes Have Burrowed Into Home Finance by Baggins

Appraisers Blog

Explaining to the laymen or devout believers alike why mass data analysis and market regression data extrapolation does not function well is complicated and not worth the effort for every important detail. The closer your comps are, the fewer the adjustments required, the narrower the range.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by Baggins

Appraisers Blog

Discount appraisers go for it every time, just like they went for comps sharing. I’ve got the true tracts flyer on my desk right now, what an incredible waste of money and I’ve seen reports which use this. All fluff for show to bedazzle incompetent reviewers and pass absurd underwriting gates.

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Startup Valuation: The Ultimate Guide

Equidam

Method Name Perspective Core Principle Key Inputs Primary Use Case/Stage Scorecard Qualitative Compares startup to average peers, adjusting based on relative strengths/weaknesses Regional avg. 42] Experienced VCs appear to rationally interpret these signals and increase investment without significantly compromising deal success rates. [42]