This was a question I got asked today from a frustrated seller. She had called me to get my opinion of an appraisal that was done on her home that had appraised lower than the contract amount. I would like to share with you my answer to her as well as my thoughts on the […]
Can the cost approach be used over the sales comparison approach since it’s higher?
March 20, 2014 By 26 Comments
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 […]
5 free apps and how I use them in my real estate appraisal business
October 8, 2013 By 6 Comments
Running an appraisal business can be fun and rewarding. If you own any kind of business you understand the need to control expenses and that task is getting easier and easier these days due to all of the free apps that are available. I wanted to share with you today 5 free apps that I […]
What items are NOT included in an appraisal?
August 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So have you ever had an appraisal made on your home and you thought the appraiser may have left something out? Was it some feature of your home that you found great value in and you could not understand why it was not included? If the appraiser did leave something out there may be a […]
8 questions appraisers hate to hear during the appraisal inspection
July 8, 2013 By 9 Comments
During an appraisal inspection the appraiser meets with either the homeowner or possibly the listing agent if it is a home that is under contract. Many times we are asked questions about the house and how the appraisal may come out and other times we are confronted with situations that effect how we perform our […]
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