What an offer is not: appraisal, BPO, opinion of value
Lesson 6 of 6 · Price it without inventing a number
1 · Learn the move · Constraints + negative instructions
An offer is the price you are willing to pay. It is not an appraisal, which only a licensed appraiser produces. It is not a broker price opinion, and it is not an opinion of market value. The trouble starts when a seller or an heir asks 'so is that what it is worth?', because the easy reply borrows valuation language that implies a professional judgement you never made and cannot back, and in some states describing value to a seller carries its own exposure. Constraints carry this lesson: a list of words the reply may not use, a required plain sentence on what the offer is, a suggestion that the seller get their own appraisal if value is the question, and no pressure. The model drafts the reply. It does not tell you the reply is safe to send, and the rules for your state go to counsel.
Draft a short reply to this seller, who asked whether my offer is what the land is appraised at. Say plainly that it is the price I am willing to pay, not an appraisal and not an opinion of value. Banned words: worth, value, appraised, fair, market price, below market, deal. Suggest they get their own appraisal if value matters to them. No urgency. [their message] [my offer letter]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
An heir in Pellam County writes back to your offer letter: 'Is $11,500 what the land is appraised at? My sister thinks it is worth twice that.' You want to answer honestly without dressing your offer up as a valuation or talking down the sister. Write the prompt.
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