That's what those folks do for a living and their opinions are the only ones that count when folks go to get financing to purchase.
Not really....it depends on the property and the buyer. I assure you my brother and I would not have purchased our property had the ponds not been there.
I had a real estate lady tell me once "you just can't justify this selling price.($269K)..because the comps per sq foot just are not there....we need to ask $230K max". I said "oh really?...I've lived in this house 40 years and know this area....the convenience....the yard...the landscaping....the interior design...and it will sell within 60 days". It sold for $272K in 47 days.
