A real estate appraiser provides independent, expert opinions of property value, inspecting properties, analyzing comparable sales and market conditions, and producing formal valuation reports used in lending, sales, taxation, insurance, and litigation, in exchange for appraisal fees (typically...
Log in to followFirst 4 unit, small older building, all two beds, contract at $560,000. Appraisal came back $489,000 and the loan died on it. I've lost the $650 appraisal fee, $1,900 in inspectio…
Land parcel, 68 acres, mostly wooded with about 11 acres of cleared pasture and a gravel access easement. County reassessed it and moved the value up 41 percent in one cycle, whic…
I buy small second liens, mostly $30k to $90k balances, and through last year I was taking whatever value the seller had in the file. Usually an automated value, occasionally a tw…
Wanted to get into valuation work. Found the qualifying education requirement for a trainee credential in my state, signed up for the package, paid $3,100 up front for the courses…