Sample Broker Opinion of Value
See the BOV before you ask for yours.
What's inside
Six sections. One defensible number.
Every BOV runs the same structure — the method is not a secret, and it should not be.
Asset profile
Building, land, rent roll, operating statements, and ownership context — the facts a value has to sit on.
Income approach
The property's net operating income capitalized at a market rate — the number that drives everything else.
Comparable sales
Recent closed sales near the building, shown with the adjustments that make them comparable.
SoCal land-value floor
What the dirt is worth if the building weren't there — the floor that decides more outcomes than owners expect.
Strategic alternatives
Hold, sell, refi, and 1031 compared side by side — including the doors that argue against our fee.
Source checklist
Every figure traced to its source, with gaps flagged instead of invented. Nothing opaque.
Sometimes the review says hold.
That answer costs us a listing, and it is delivered just as plainly. Where a figure can't be confirmed, it's flagged — never invented. If we can't find verified demand for what you hold, we say exactly that, in writing.
The BOV is a broker's market read, not a licensed appraisal, and it obligates you to nothing. The point of the number is your decision, not our pipeline.
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Questions owners ask first
Is this the exact format I'll receive?
Yes — this is the format a full BOV follows: asset profile, income approach, comparables, land-value floor, strategic alternatives, and a source checklist. The sample is redacted; your BOV is built from your property's actual documents.
What information do you need to prepare my BOV?
The property address and, if you have them: the current rent roll, a recent operating statement, and the mortgage balance. The two-business-day timeline assumes the documents come with the request; the closer to complete they are, the closer to two business days you get.
Do I have to list or finance with you to get the BOV?
No. The BOV is complimentary and obligation-free — it is a broker's market read, not an appraisal, and it does not commit you to a listing, a loan, or anything else. If the review says hold, that's the number you get.