Standardized Property Measuring Guidelines

[Mejappz]

Wow, good thing Fannie didn’t adopt a dress code.

No, the Lenders and AMCs beat them to that.

 

[KenAZ]

Translation: Keep doing exactly what you have been doing, but call it something else and measure to 1/10 instead of to 1/2 of a foot. That's what I hear. Am I wrong?

I used to measure to the 1/10th, but it was pointless. I could never get it to square, so I still ended up rounding at least 1 wall. The only other difference was that all levels of the atairway count as GLA, and if a ceiling is just 1" short of 7', it does not count as livible, but if it is an attic, then only the parts that have a 7' ceiling height count as livable, even though the comps are measured counting the entire area.

 

[CGinMN]

I always measure to the inch on site, but what I do in my sketch varies by the level of accuracy I can achieve, which is the way it should be. If I have a perfect box, then my sketch is going to be to the inch. If have complex structure, maybe I start my sketch by rounding to the quarter foot. If it lines up perfectly on the first shot, maybe I will see if I can get it down to the inch. On the other hand if I’m off by a foot at the end, then maybe I end up rounding to the half foot of whole foot.

 

[KenAZ]

What is problematic is that many homes are not square even though they may be just a rectangle ranch home.

 

[Zoe]

I promise you can pass the ANSI course with ease. It is easy to measure using ANSI.

 

[Zoe]

You may miss it by 5 sf. But look at it from big picture. Look at who is reviewing your work and has it in database?

Stay focused on the benefits from a standard.

 

[Zoe]

What if you miss it by many square feet using your standard? How much is your license worth to you?

Don't lose your license over it. Hell, just quit and do something else other than GSE work.

 

[ramrcdk]

I used to measure to the 1/10th, but it was pointless. I could never get it to square, so I still ended up rounding at least 1 wall. The only other difference was that all levels of the atairway count as GLA, and if a ceiling is just 1" short of 7', it does not count as livible, but if it is an attic, then only the parts that have a 7' ceiling height count as livable, even though the comps are measured counting the entire area.

Question: IN YOUR AREA: You measure (sloped-ceiling) attics & included in living area? If so, your grid in finding bracketing comps' must be a hair-pulling event.
And you count (double-dip) the Staircase on each floor of the property instead of "only" the descending stairs?
So, while in your car PRIOR leaving do you square the perimeter? Meaning make sure side elevations & then the front & rear elevations "square"?
And if they are not ...you alter one-side of the elevation?
Guess a stone-façade with all the irregular-stone-cuts & with added perimeter measurements becomes a nightmare.

Hopefully Helpful: Where found, the measurements were absolutely correct ("in the car squaring")
BUT found the siding application is not-conforming, the difference + or - : example: in the left & right totals : the tenths of difference is reviewed & typically found to be on the side where MORE measurements were required. The difference in each side totals can be divided x2 and by the difference adding or subtracting from "each side" therefore in "squaring" the entire sum is NOT added or subtracted from only 1- of the sides; therefore, lessening the degree of error of total difference. + or - in the tenths of measurements & hopefully never more than .5 or .6 (Example: a bayed window or extra 90 degree floorplan measurements via laser or tape)

 

[ramrcdk]

OFF Question: in States that don't have reliable -credible documentations of GLA: (Non-Disclosure State)
would you then disclose that "the property resides in a State where realtors are not required to measure"
& tax data are mass-estimates not to ANSI Standards
which then names the limitations of: named-documented-sources in your reports
& that "your measurements" are THE only named-source?
How are you documenting use?

Guess I am understanding "better" why for the required ANSI and also why it will be such an added Pain for some.

SO then HOW ABOUT: Those "DESK-TOP ORDERS" where an interior detailed floorplan IS required in the REPORT
and IS sure to be HOURS of extra Work AND the EXTRA FEE for these types of services. NOW that is a JOKE an
AT your Desk-top Report with an Interior Floorplan (no longer referenced as a "Sketch").
Given ANSI and then That ADDS an evil twist to the 2022 Hybrids, part A & part B and our signature, liability for the next half-a-decade.
Guess the standard for CYA will be : code "GXX001" placed in the "Additional Features List" of the Report.

JUST another way to GET more info' (standardized) for their Computers that have gobbled our data freely for many years now.

 

[djd09]

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