In order to have the value in the appeal, a comparable sale must satisfy four key things: 1. SALE DATE: will have sold between Oct 2, 2021 and Oct 1, 2022 2. LOCATION: should be in your neighborhood or a similar neighborhood in your town 3. CHARACTERISTICS: should be similar to your property (building size, lot sizes, garage, basement finishing, stories, age, pool, etc 4. SALE STATUS: must be an arm's length sale, no sales within family, no short sales, foreclosures, must not be on the municipality's “do not use list”.