A Millennial’s Guide to Understanding the Home Appraisal Millennials have recently become a big topic in real estate circles. Some reports indicate that they have surpassed baby boomers as the largest generational group in the United States. They also make up the largest group of home buyers. Millennials consist of people born between the early […]
Anatomy of an appraisal report
July 15, 2014 By 1 Comment
Appraiser Tom Horn explains how to read and understand a residential real estate appraisal form. From the subject property to the comps he’ll show you where it’s at and helps you make sense of it.
Hey, why didn’t the appraiser include my basement in this appraisal?
April 9, 2012 By 47 Comments
I got a phone call out of the blue last week from a person who had recently had their home appraised for a refinance loan. The bank had given him a copy of the home appraisal, and after looking at it wondered why the appraiser had not included his fully finished basement. He wanted to […]
I Can Help Birmingham, AL Realtors With Their Sales Meetings
January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you are a Realtor in the Birmingham, AL area I would like to help you with your sales meetings by providing appraisal education to your agents. I have spoken in the past at local real estate offices about how to read an appraisal, how we come up with comparables, why we sometimes must use […]
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