With the new year here many of us have either set goals or will be setting them soon. One of my goals this year is to help others reach their real estate goals by helping them to understand the appraisal process better. This can be either through learning how appraisals are performed, which in turn […]
How to help your appraiser (it could even end up helping your home’s value)
December 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
You may ask “what can I do to help the appraiser that will help my home’s appraised value?” I hope to share with you some things that can aid the appraiser and possibly have a positive effect on the appraisal report and hopefully your home’s value. I had this topic picked out to include for […]
5 questions you MUST ask your Birmingham, AL real estate appraiser
November 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s important to know a little about your appraiser before he/she actually appraises your home. If they don’t possess the best qualifications, and you wait until after the appraisal has been completed to find this out, you may have to spend unnecessary time getting a “reconsideration of value”. Why not just ask these five questions […]
5 things NOT to say to an appraiser if you don’t want to be accused of influencing them
November 12, 2012 By 9 Comments
In today’s “hands off” world of real estate agent/appraiser interaction a lot of misinformation has been spread around. Many agents think it is 100% against the rules to speak to the appraiser, but that just isn’t true. Real estate appraisers and agents can speak to one another about factual things pertaining to the sales contract […]
Is it a sale or is it a comparable?
September 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You may ask “what is the difference?” A sale is a comparable (comp), right? Wrong! A comp is a sale, but a sale is not always a comp. Does this sound confusing? If so, stay with me and I will try to explain the difference between the two. I hope I can give you better […]
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