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Rocketman2026 t1_j7e0vxp wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
If you can afford the payment and you bought it because you loved it go enjoy it. Prices go up. Prices go down. There is NO house that dropped 22% in 1 or 2 months. None, so Z is BS, as suggested by others. I would be concerned slightly that it was sold, then not, then sold, then not, all year for like 550k or so. Clearly something went down. But it looks like you have a great house, you bought it for like 80k less than the dudes over the summer tried to buy it for, and so forth. Step back. Do you love it? Are you happy? Well go trek around those 15 glorious acres of forest and enjoy your life!! You are a lucky person.
mattpap603 t1_j7e0411 wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
It’s going to go down further. I’m just hoping that my house goes down in value as much as possible before the tax collectors reevaluate this year. Market goes up and down man, as long as you can make the payments and are happy with the house I wouldn’t worry about it
movdqa t1_j7dzz94 wrote
Reply to comment by pullyourfinger in What should I expect at a zoning variance meeting? by SnareWire
He had to replace them but with 6 foot trees instead of 100 foot trees. He also had to remove a freshly paved area and regrade as he was dumping water onto our property from his parking lot resulting in flooding in our neighborhood. This was a strip mall and they had to agree to a number of concessions to get approval for any further changes.
He bought the property and it appears that the previous owner told him the property boundaries that weren't accurate. He also didn't know about some of the requirements put in place when the strip mall was originally built. He hired an architect to straighten out the mess. I made a 25-page presentation and printed 15 copies as that was the requirement and his architect already had a proposal at the meeting after my presentation.
underratedride t1_j7dzjaf wrote
50° difference in a little over 24 hours is baffling to me
BobLoblaw4Pres t1_j7dz932 wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Zillow does not appraise houses. Do not get the value of a home from an app that will likely go under in a few years.
pullyourfinger t1_j7dz35e wrote
Reply to comment by jkarovskaya in Towns agreeable to off grid cabin by bo0oewbs
This. find the towns that don't give a fuck.
Able_Cunngham603 t1_j7dz23x wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
What would you tell yourself if you bought at the height of a real estate bubble and some rudimentary AI on an app figured out you overpaid before you did?
pullyourfinger t1_j7dyvl9 wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
zillow is bullshit. money talks and bullshit walks.
pullyourfinger t1_j7dympj wrote
Reply to comment by procrastinatorsuprem in What should I expect at a zoning variance meeting? by SnareWire
e.g your like-minded neighbors/abutters.
pullyourfinger t1_j7dyin2 wrote
Reply to comment by movdqa in What should I expect at a zoning variance meeting? by SnareWire
> I gave a presentation at one of our planning board meetings for about 15 minutes over an abutter cutting down a bunch of our trees.
WTF abutter cutting down YOUR trees? that's a full-on NO, hard stop.
MommaGuy t1_j7dxm1k wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Nothing to tell. Unless there was something not disclosed like lead paint, not sure anything can be done. Also, welcome to the NH housing market. Little inventory and lots of buyers.
MornduNH t1_j7dxbtx wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Always remember the Realtor is working for the seller. And the commission.
RoadAdventures t1_j7dx7ud wrote
Reply to comment by NecessaryMistake9754 in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
They don't - they list at an asking price that got picked after a long discussion between them and their realtor, which accounts for what the timeline of the seller is, recent comparable sales, market trends, interest rate forecast, and a ton of other details which Zillow knows little about.
Zillow is fine for a quick ballpark number. Anything else, they are too much of a one size fits all answer to a very unique question - what is THIS house worth?
NecessaryMistake9754 OP t1_j7dx7qa wrote
Reply to comment by Excellent_Affect4658 in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
I guess buyer remorse. Worth it before purchasing it, but not worth it after seeing zestimate
NecessaryMistake9754 OP t1_j7dwx37 wrote
Reply to comment by futureygoodness in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
I guess it still sucks big time. Knowing that I could have put that extra 200k into VOO lol
NecessaryMistake9754 OP t1_j7dwr26 wrote
Reply to comment by RoadAdventures in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Then why did most sellers list their homes at or close to zestimate?
RoadAdventures t1_j7dwlrq wrote
Reply to comment by NecessaryMistake9754 in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Totally understood... but again, Zillow can say anything they want.
Nobody should put much weight on a Zillow estimate.
NecessaryMistake9754 OP t1_j7dwepj wrote
Reply to comment by RoadAdventures in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
It sucks psychologically when zillow usually over estimates house prices and then you are 100k down
RoadAdventures t1_j7dw009 wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Nobody can tell anyone what the future price of a house will be.
If they really could do that, they would make a huge fortune in real estate.
I would not pay much attention to Zillow - the only way to find out how much a house price should be is to put it on the market.
Anything else is an (more or less) educated guess.
>What would you say to the realtor who keeps saying price won't drop in price, but is now no longer in touch with you after they get your commission check.
Nothing, until you need to sell your house, and even then, you would only need to talk to them if you want to hire them for the job.
They earned that commission check when they closed the deal. No future obligations left.
Excellent_Affect4658 t1_j7dvyp9 wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Why would I tell my realtor anything? If it wasn’t worth $480 to me, I wouldn’t have bought it. Who cares what Zillow thinks?
madfoxmax t1_j7dvncb wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
That looks like a very nice house. I would buy that house. Def for 380k. Probably for 480k too.
futureygoodness t1_j7dv1kl wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Are you planning on flipping any time soon? If not, it’s not a problem.
capta2k t1_j7duryu wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Your realtor is paid to provide advice, not guarantees. Sometimes that advice is “close this deal so I get paid”, only in not so many words.
NecessaryMistake9754 OP t1_j7dukca wrote
Reply to comment by sweetnsalty24 in What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Someone bought 800 acres for 1.9 million in the same area, close in Jan 2023, that translates too $2,375/acre. 15 acres would be $35k lol
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/287-Charlestown-Road-Acworth-NH-03601/2061307030_zpid
ProlapsedMasshole t1_j7e1430 wrote
Reply to What would you tell your realtor if you just bought a house and zillow said it has already lost 100k in value? by NecessaryMistake9754
Look at the
Comparable homeslisted. It's an order of magnitude nicer than any of them. I don't know Walpole, but based on location and comparable sales it seems like the nicest house in a not so nice area, or at least for recent sales.I'd buy that at 480k tomorrow if it wasn't in Walpole, so I guess that's your answer.
If your realtor is saying prices won't drop though, they're:
A) unethical
B) wrong
That said, they've no obligation to you after the deal is done, just like you're under no obligation to buy based on their advice.