Does having a clunker in your front yard help your property value?

I could make this the shortest post in my illustrious 😉 blogging career with just one word: “No”, but that probably wouldn’t be helpful.  Most people know that having clunkers in your front yard WILL NOT contribute to property values in a positive way. Now if you want to decrease the value of your home […]

My Top iPad Apps for Real Estate Appraisers

Do you have an iPad? Did you buy it to help yourself become more productive and mobile in your real estate appraisal business?  Are you actually using it in your business in this capacity or are you just using it to play games, surf the net, and watch movies?  This is a question I had […]

Why do appraisers make adjustments?

Have you ever asked yourself why appraisers make adjustments? It’s not something you think about everyday, but whenever you get an appraisal back from the appraiser or the bank,  it’s something you may think about and that may make you scratch your head.  Why did they make a positive adjustment for this, and a negative […]

What is the FHA rule for crawlspaces?

FHA loans continue to make up a large part of the finance market for homes that are currently being purchased. I get a lot of questions about FHA rules because they are more strict than conventional loans when it comes to the condition of the home. A Realtor friend asked me recently what the current […]

Price Trends in Lexington Park Subdivision, Gardendale, AL

If you live in Lexington Park subdivision in Gardendale, Alabama I hope this information can be helpful to you. I recently had an assignment in this are of north Jefferson County and collected a lot of good useful data.  Gardendale is just north of downtown Birmingham and was showing good signs of growth before the […]

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