Is it ok for anyone to order a home appraisal? I received a call this week from a homeowner who wanted to order a home appraisal for a refinance loan. They knew the mortgage company would need it to complete the loan. What they didn’t know is that several years ago government legislation made it […]
5 Reasons Birmingham, AL area home sellers should order a floor plan sketch
December 1, 2015 By 6 Comments
What exactly is a floor plan sketch? A floor plan sketch is pretty much what it says: a sketch or drawing of the floor plan of your home. The floor plan sketch will have some or all of the following features: It will show the exterior wall dimensions. Rooms within the house will be labeled […]
7 Things an appraiser has to be thankful for
November 24, 2015 By 17 Comments
So what are the things an appraiser has to be thankful for? It’s easy to get caught up in the negative parts of our jobs, however I would guess that if we all thought about it we would find more positive things than negative. It’s always nice to have something like Thanksgiving to help us […]
Should the appraiser call the agent before doing the inspection?
November 19, 2015 By 6 Comments
Should the appraiser call the agent before doing the inspection? I was in a real estate office recently and was talking about calling an agent for a listing of theirs that I was appraising. This seemed to surprise the agents I was speaking to. They told me that they rarely get called by the appraiser […]
5 Things Agents MUST Do Before Every FHA Appraisal
November 17, 2015 By 15 Comments
5 Things Agents MUST Do Before Every FHA Appraisal Can you think of anything worse as an agent than for the appraiser to make a final inspection necessary for one of your FHA sales? Ok, maybe there are some other scenarios that would be worse but let’s talk about the appraisal today. An appraisal reinspection […]
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