deluxe 2017 doesn't recognize house current value
I just downloaded 2017 for Windows and am adding my accounts. It doesn't recognize my current value for the the house and I can't get past it. The window doesn't display correctly initially but I click the radio button under What's the current value and click into the box. Enter Estimate appears next to the radio button. I type the value into the box and then click the Next button. The message, Enter the current estimated value of this property to continue. You can get an estimate from Zillow or enter the estimate manually.
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As mshiggins says, this is an issue with the Starter Edition and Deluxe that we will fix in the next release. But to be clear, access to a Zillow estimate of the property's value is only available in Premier or higher versions of Quicken, but the ability to add an asset and it's value is available across versions, and this is what's not working properly in Quicken Deluxe.
Hope this helps,
Quicken Kathryn
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My previous comment was removed because the kind folks that monitor this board said: "Violation of Community Guidelines: No selling. It’s okay to talk up the products or services you love, but only if it’s relevant to the conversation."
I did no such thing. I wasn't selling a thing, the other product that I like is FREE to anyone and it was completely relevant to this conversation as I was discussing the one thing Quicken is charging for that they give to you for nothing. I was showing an example, not selling a single thing.
I was referring to the implication that they should provide a Zillow estimate function for the Deluxe version. They decided not to add it to that edition. That is not a "loss" of a function.
BTW I have found that if you use Other Asset you can setup your house account, and it won't be any different than if you set it up using the House account selection. With the possible exception that if in the future you do upgrade to Premier it might not recognized the account for the Zillow function, and you might have to recreate the account to get that function.
P.S. Just because Quicken can do something doesn't imply you have the right to do it. Quicken "editions" are in fact one program. All the way from Starter to Rental Property Manager. What changes is the "license" that you paid for. The fact that a bug exposed functionality you shouldn't have seen doesn't imply you have a right to that functionality.
post. (fix is coming)
I will say that based on past history they have rolled patches about once a month on first few months that follow a release. This is just a guess based on past history, nothing official.
Of course if Kathryn wants to state anything official she can.
If additional functionality requires you to be on an upgraded version of the software, you first have to upgrade the software in order to be able to see / use it. In this instance, it's available for those on the Deluxe edition, it's simply just not functional due to missing coding. There's no warning of you being on the wrong version, it doesn't prompt you to upgrade, the fact is the functionality does not work.
What part of that do you not get?
It has been stated many times in this thread that the bug is that the Deluxe version's dialog is wrong. It should allow you to enter your house value, and it shouldn't show you anything that has to do with the Zillow estimate.
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Mike
also, some of the fonts look terrible. see screenshot below for 'see where your money goes'. I am running on windows 10.
I thought quicken was supposed to be a mature program. This looks like amateur hour to me. Thankfully there is a 60 day return policy.
Select Help -> About Quicken to check.
You should install the Mondo patch from here:
https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-2017-windows-release-notes-updates-and-mondo-patch
Updating to R3 fixed the house asset addition.
1) R3 should be the default version offered on the website when downloading (12/31/2016)
2) The program did not prompt a version update automatically and the 'check for updates' option is very unusual.
3) the fonts are still messed up.
Thanks for pointing out R3. Still an open question as to whether I keep the software. Will give 60 days.
-Ian
This is a reasonable (valuable, even) design. Occasionally there are problems with Q Releases and they need to be pulled. Have the base constantly available provides a recourse for these errors.
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