Property Valuation
When using the sales comparison approach in Virginia, an appraiser finds that a comparable property had a swimming pool but the subject does not. The appraiser should make a:
APositive adjustment to the comparable
BNegative adjustment to the comparable✓ Correct
CNo adjustment since pools have no effect on value
DNegative adjustment to the subject property
Explanation
The comparable is superior (has a pool, subject does not), so the appraiser makes a negative adjustment to the comparable's price, reducing it to estimate what it would have sold for without the pool.
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