Hey Wes,
The appraisal system in this state isn't very good to begin with. When I bought the house that I live in now there were a few of the things that I was told on my house.
1) an acre is worth $30,000, my land is worth $30,000 even though I have 1 1/2 acres and all of my neighbors have 1 acre and their's is worth $30,000 ( they claim a lot is a lot):dontknow:.
2) I have a detached pole barn shop that is 32' x 40' and 12' ceilings, with a 10' tall professional grade roll up doors, a 200 amp service, a bathroom with h/c water and an attached lean-to of 12' x24' and it was valued at $4,000 more than my neighbors detached 20' x24' garage with one door and no power ($22k vs 18k). They claimed it was still a two car garage :nah:.
3) Finally, my house 1,400 sq/ft over 1,400 sq/ft. It's built on the side of hill with walkout sliding doors and a bunch of windows. It's completely finished w/ 8'4" ceilings, a BR, full BA, summer kitchen, office and two large rooms (den and rec room). They wrote the upstairs up as regular living space and priced accordingly, the downstairs was valued at a total of $25k because they said it was cellar.:gar-La;.
To make a long story short, the people that I bought the house from had 3 different appraisals doneand they only differed $15k. I paid 15k more than appraisal because they house was larger and the property was better than any others in the area and was a great fit for my family. The sellers wouldn't come down any more and were willing to hold out for the right buyer (me).
In the end I realize that I may have to hold out for the right price when I sell, but I don't plan on doing that for a long time.
The appraisal system in NC is horrible, and there are alot of new houses still being built, so good luck with selling and I hope you can get your price.