Before choosing a list price for your Valencia home, ask for a written explanation of the recommendation and the records behind it. Separate documented information from assumptions, and write down what still needs checking. Use the conversation to choose a starting plan and decide when you will review it together.
This worksheet helps you prepare that conversation. It does not determine your home's value or promise a sale price.
Ask what supports the proposed price
Bring the property records you have and your questions about the proposed price. Ask the agent to identify each comparison they considered and explain why it is relevant to your home. If a record is missing or a detail is uncertain, keep it marked as a question.
Useful questions include:
- What is the source of each property record, and when was it checked?
- What does the record actually show: an asking price, an agreed price or a completed sale?
- Which differences between the properties need discussion?
- Which details about my home have been confirmed, and which still need checking?
- What information would change this recommendation?
Avoid treating a familiar neighborhood name as the full explanation. Ask for the reasoning behind including or excluding a particular comparison.
Build a simple evidence worksheet
Create one row for each record you discuss. Leave fields blank when you do not have the information.
| Item to record | Question to resolve |
|---|---|
| Property or document reference | Where can we check the original record? |
| Source and date checked | Is this the version we intend to use? |
| Price and recorded status | What exactly does this figure represent? |
| Property differences | Which differences matter to this recommendation, and why? |
| Uncertain information | Who will check it, and what remains unanswered? |
Keep observations separate from conclusions. If two records disagree, note both sources and ask how the difference will be resolved. Do not replace missing information with an invented figure.
The Rose District market report provides another place to start your questions. Review its stated scope and dates before deciding whether its information is relevant to your particular property.
Keep pricing and appraisal questions separate
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains that an appraisal is a professional opinion of a home's value and that lenders cannot interfere with the appraiser's judgment. Its guidance addresses buyers facing an appraisal below the sale price. It does not establish a seller's rights under a specific contract. Source checked October 6, 2026.
For loans subject to its requirements, Fannie Mae's appraisal-quality guidance places appraisal review with the lender. Requests to change a value must address substantive concerns, not simply a failure to support the proposed loan amount. Source checked October 6, 2026.
For your planning conversation, ask how the team would organize factual questions if an appraisal becomes an issue. Keep the underlying records available; do not assume a pricing recommendation guarantees an appraisal result.
Agree on the next conversation
Before finishing, record the proposed starting price, unresolved questions and a date to review the plan. Ask what new evidence you would examine at that meeting. Keep your preferred moving arrangements and unanswered transaction questions alongside the pricing worksheet.
Do I need every document before speaking with an agent?
Bring what you have. Label missing documents so you can discuss how to obtain or verify them.
What if two agents recommend different prices?
Ask each to explain their evidence and assumptions using the same worksheet. Identify where their reasoning differs before choosing a plan.
What should I do next?
Use the seller's guide to organize your broader preparation, or contact Rose District to discuss your property and the questions you want answered.