<prompt> Human: I like to take a financial snapshot to track my progress, but I have yet to find a good way to value my property in a portfolio, but nor do I want to go through the expense of getting an actual evaluation.How do other people value their property when looking at their overall financial picture?  <response>: It really depends on the property. If the property has been bought and sold a few times, theyre able to get decent information from public records, not to mention info from the real estate listings -- such as when something was remodeled or upgraded. But if the property has been stagnant, the only thing Zillow has to go off is tax records and the general neighborhood. If that house happens to be in disrepair inside or has a terribly outdated interior, Zillow would almost certainly overvalue it. From what Ive seen in my area, though, Zillow seems to be pretty on target when valuing homes they can get info for. 