They include the cost to replace the property, a comparison of recent and comparable transactions and an income approach.

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By comparison, the collection of property taxes in Indiana is a ferocious system.

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By comparison, the bottom 80% of property owners account for 29% of all real estate.

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According to LendingTree, which conducted an online survey in September with Harris Interactive, a hefty40% of the 1, 317 homeowners polled do not comparison shop mortgage offers when purchasing a new property.

FORBES: Attention Home Buyers: Comparison Shop Your Mortgages!

Then again, booking directly through a hotel offers its own challenges, the most obvious being that finding the best property with the best deal can require a lot of time-consuming comparison-shopping.

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Dauntingly tedious or not, if you are purchasing a property (especially in this risky real estate environment), you really should dedicate the time to comparison shop your mortgage offers.

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