appraisal

Hello all, I have been studying material for a while and supplemented my studying with the copucram practice program ( i know it's based mostly on the residential examination). I have signed up to take the Certified General exam in two weeks. Was hoping that some of you that have knowledge of...

Does the cost approach section of an appraisal for FHA need to be completed on an existing property. They did indicate remaining economic life; however, no other information filled out. Thanks!

Hi, I have an appraisal that states “The intended use of the appraisal is solely to assist FHA in assessing the risk of the property securing the FHA-insured mortgage (24 CFR 200.145(b)).” Shouldn’t it also specifically state something along the lines of “FHA and the Mortgagee are the intended...

Just curious on this one- we have always done full appraisal reports for this. Is there any acceptable way/dollar limit on performing a restricted use appraisal for estate purposes? All others we have done have been full appraisals on date of death. In light of the Institute eliminating the...

Hello everyone, If you are interested to work with a professional appraise who has a lot of experience in this market and to be familiar with soft wares and know how to reconcile, please contact to me and see attached my resume. I am very persistent and reliable to work with and grow our business.

Hi! I am working on my 1st Estate Planning Appraisal. Any and all information, samples etc are welcomed. I took a class on it online but still need guidance. TIA

Hi guys, I received a revision request and I am having trouble understanding what they want from me exactly "Regarding the improvements since purchase – please expound on the investment since purchase ($ expended for the remodeling/updates) and the return (or lack thereof) for this investment...

Last year I purchased the ability to take continuing education courses for my Appraisal Re-certification. I was told that I could pay $399 to be able to take as many courses as I wanted to satisfy me continuing education. I took my courses and renewed my license. I just got a bill on my...

Hello all, I would really appreciate some help. I am currently working on the excel test in order to register for MAI courses and I am having some issues. I know that I am generating the correct answers because I am checking all the work with a calculator. I am using all the formulas that...

I purchased land for a non-profit org for at-risk kids. The land sits on three aquifers and my neighbor had his well in the same line purchased by the county. A creek with a deep freshwater spring sits on my property. Now the county wants an easement that would encompass the spring. I don't know...

I think we need a completely new system for home financing that moves the center of gravity from the lending industry to home sustainability managed by appraisers. The appraiser's responsibilities shift from rubber stamp activities to maintenance and upgrade process activities. There must...

For those who are getting back into appraisal to earn some extra income in retirement (I am now 71), I just finished my first residential appraisal since when I quit back in 2008. It was a retrospective estate appraisal of an average home in El Granada, CA. I originally estimated two weeks...

Hi, I am seeking a Job as Appraiser Assistant. I can prepare an entire report from scratch to till the end. I am also providing appraisal data entry, researching comps data. I have great expertise in Wintotal Appraisal software Also familiar with other appraisal software. I have used Matrix MLS...

Hi, I am seeking a Job as Appraiser Assistant. I am working as Real Estate Appraiser from 3-years experience in Preparing Appraisal reports from scratch to till the end. I have great expertise in Wintotal Appraisal software, Matrix MLS, Navica MLS, Rappatoni MLS, Finding County Record, Deed...

Hi, I am working as Real Estate Appraiser from 3-years experience in Preparing Appraisal reports from scratch to till the end. I have great expertise in Wintotal Appraisal software, Matrix MLS, Navica MLS, Rappatoni MLS, Finding County Record, Deed, Statistical Work such as Regression Analysis...

I have over 15 years of appraisal office experience and would be happy to send you my resume. I currently do remote data entry on ACI & Wintotal. My turn time is usually the same day (depending on what time of day I get the order), but within 24 hours no matter what. I work for a couple of...

Hello, I hope I am posting in the right place. I work for a lender and I am trying to get an idea about a situation that we just found. We had an FHA appraisal transferred to us from another lender. The case number was transferred and lender released the appraisal to us. The appraisal was done...

We are selling our house and we are supposed to close next week friday. We were not informed about the appraiser needing to go into the crawl space due to being an FHA appraisal, well last week friday we found out everything appraised fine, but there is a condition on them getting into the...

We own a SFR that has a mother-daughter layout so we're trying to get some clarification prior to listing our home for sale so we can bypass any unforeseen hiccups down the road. When you walk in through the main entrance you can go left to the mother / main part of the home, or you can walk...

I read that the width, length, ceiling height dimensions of a bedroom must be at least 7 feet. I'm listing a house that has a width of 6 ft. I want to be sure before I tell the homeowner it can't be listed as a bedroom. The second question has to do with the entrance to a bedroom. Is privacy...