Guys, I work both sides of the fence here.  The asset manager side where I hire agents for BPO's / listings and the agent side where my firm conducts the BPO's and takes listings.

When on the agent side, I really want to make the BPO factory happy.  Our staff will address requests for review of numbers, but in no circumstances will we adjust to make the Factory look good.

There are many reasons that a BPO is being conducted.  It might be pre-foreclosure, to confirm value on a property about to go in contract or because the lender is selling loans.  If selling, they want the BPO to be as high as they can get it and if buying, they want to the BPO to be as low as possible.  Fun game, huh?

Look at this from the asset managers side for a minute.  What I would ask everyone is to ALWAYS look at this from the asset managers perspective. 

I need the truth.  I can handle the truth. 

I also answer to other people.  I am talking to the client based on YOUR report.  If the report is bad then I have bad info, list at a bad price and I look like a fool.

How long are you going to stay in the good graces of the asset manager if you make them look bad?

This whole thing is equal to the retail agents "buying the listing".  It is no good for anyone.

My suggestion is to be honest with your client and build trust.  In the long run, the file manager asking you to push values is going to bury himself and bring you along with him.

The last thing you want is for a client to see your pushed value and tell you "Ok. Go get it for me."  You have now created your own demise.  You are the listing agent on an Overpriced Turkey and you did it to yourself.