> To get that one, Duffy, who is African American, communicated with the appraiser strictly via email, stripped her home of all signs of her racial and cultural identity and had the white husband of a friend stand in for her during the appraiser's visit.

They gloss over this part. What did they remove exactly? 90% of real estate agents would tell you stage the house before attempting to sell it so you can expand your potential buyer pool and get the most value out of it.

Ninja edit: Anyone else find it crazy the value went from $100k in 2017 to $259k in 3 years? Absolute insanity to go up $160k in three years.