Sales Comparison — Adjust the COMP

National · Valuation & Appraisal — free cheat sheet for the real estate licensing exam.

📐 Valuation & Appraisal

📋 The 1-minute cheat sheet

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

Is Sales Comparison — Adjust the COMP on the real estate exam?

Yes. Valuation & Appraisal is a scored domain on the real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the national portion.

Is this cheat sheet free?

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