When I call a homeowner to set up the appointment to do an appraisal on their home the most common question I get is “What do I need to do before you get here?”. Today I thought I would share with you what I tell them so that it might help you the next time […]
What qualifies as “finished” basement area?
November 15, 2013 By 24 Comments
I was asked a question this week about what qualifies as “finished” basement area in a home. An agent was going to list a home and the basement area had some partitioned sheetrock walls in the basement. The homeowner wanted to count this as finished area, so the agent wanted to get clarification on how […]
5 questions a Realtor should ask the appraiser before setting up the appraisal inspection
November 12, 2013 By 6 Comments
Over the past several years appraisers and real estate agents have had a confusing relationship. When I say this I am mainly talking about an agents understanding of exactly what they can and cannot talk to an appraiser about. I thought I would approach this topic from a qualifications point of view and look at […]
Timberline Subdivision- Calera, Alabama Real Estate Market Report 2013
November 5, 2013 By 4 Comments
I recently had an appraisal assignment in the Timberline subdivision in Calera, Alabama and thought I would share with you some recent market statistics for this popular neighborhood. Calera is located in Shelby County and was one of the fastest growing areas before the real estate crash. It was one of the harder hit areas […]
Scary things appraisers see
October 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This is Halloween week and I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween! Everyone likes to be scared a little bit, right? I thought I would share with you some things I’ve seen during my day to day job of appraising houses in the Birmingham, Alabama area. The life of an appraiser is not too […]
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