Do I need to back and measure?

[Lloyd Bonafide]

Greg - if you're saying that the other appraiser may have over-stated the size, then by all means I would go back and completely measure the house, especially since you don't trust the other appraiser. You're just as responsible for the report and value as the original appraiser.

 

[CANative]

If it was your appraisal (and it is) what would you do?

Dammit!!

:glare:

 

[Pamela Crowley (Florida)]

Dammit!!

:glare:

Do something along the way to enjoy the trip!

 

[sunnycal]

If you're going to challenge another appraiser then you have to have all "your ducks lined up" to protect yourself. Don't turn her in for something you are not 100% certain about. The only way to do that is to measure again. It seems that you can use your first sketch and double check the measurements.

 

[George Hatch]

There's no doubt about it; this is a tough situation and I think we can all empathize with the dilemna. Been there - done that.

1. Based on your description the discrepancy is too large to allow it to slide.

2. The ramifications of developing an opinion about the quality of another appraiser's work creates a fairly high threshold for diligence prior to calling out a significant factual error.

3. This burden of diligence is particularly relevant when dealing with an individual who may turn out to be one of the OREAs "repeat customers". You need to know whether the error is there or not before you suggest it.

4. Your SOW is what you ended up with, not what you started with. You didn't start out to do an interior inspection but, right or wrong, you decided the circumstances warranted walking in and doing it anyway. You can't unbake that cake.

5. The potential for retaliation is high, especially when the individual in question is known for fighting the program rather than submitting to it.

This combination of factors has created an appraisal problem that has become a high exposure assignment for you at this point. You have your own rear end to cover.

 

[CANative]

All right. But if I find that there is no "soaring foyer" I'll be sending you a bill for 15 gallons of gas.

Sometimes I overthink things. For example, her photos of the kitchen which show the appliances (specifically the oven) installed: There is a custom tile pattern to the backsplashes and wall behind the oven. Light tiles, gray tiles and dark tiles. Her picture has a gray tile two rows above the stove and 3 tiles to the right as well as a two dark tiles two rows higher. The same pattern as the MLS interior photo... of the model match next door.

 

[BenLuby]

Just a side comment, and Greg, no offense intended. If you knew you were reviewing the work of someone like this, or anyone else, and got the opportunity to measure, why not measure it the first trip? I think I'd also go next door to the model home, with a print out of her 'upgrades' and compare them. Then note any descrepancies between the two.
Good luck. (Not responsible for any gas.)

 

[robert higgins]

Greg, while your out there re-measuring, I would also take pictures for your work file.