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So I'm a skippy because I don't just view from the street and actually take a quick walk through the house.... gotcha
So I'm a skippy because I don't just view from the street and actually take a quick walk through the house.... gotcha
If doing a quick interior inspection on an exterior job is a skippy, then I'm guilty as charged!
This is not a 1004. The walk-through is not a detailed inspection, nor is it meant to be. You're just verifying that the condition is C4 , quality is Q4, has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, etc. When you start doing an interior inspection on a 2055 exterior or actually verifying your comps, you can criticize others doing it...until then, probably best to keep your pie hole shut.
I think I changed my mind half way through the post based on experience, it is unprofessional to not stop and listen to the homeowner, but based on the clients assignment conditions an interior inspection would be in violation of the original agreed upon engagement, and taking the homeowners word cannot be verified via inspection from the street. However, I will stop and walk through a comparable sale if a homeowner happens to be in the front yard and willing to let me in, I think that is a due diligence."5 minutes of walking through a house will give you 100% more insight than if you had not. I have run into many of these scenarios and have met homeowners on the street and explained that the order is for a drive by only, I will listen to their input and then drive away..."
Did you edit your post to make it less confusing or more confusing?
Well, do you take the 5 minute tour or not????
Read the form again, Terra. Exterior inspection is the minimum. "The appraiser may expand the scope of work to include any additional research or analysis necessary based on the complexity of this appraisal assignment."
