FHA sketches

[Greg Bell]

Always put in dimensions of the Garage...

 

[Otis Key]

Bucks, I always thought a golden sketch involved drawing in the snow.

That was my understanding too!

 

[Harley Adcock]

Guess I need to be more specific...
The person who taught the FHA class that my wife attended indicated that measurements were required from property line to dwelling and should be shown on the sketch. I have read the guidelines and saw nothing about this. I was simply trying to verify the information the teacher gave out to the class. If there is no difference in sketches except for obsolescence then I guess I have my answer.

 

[Mr Rex]

Why not have your wife ask the instructor to provide the source of their misinformation? Here is what the revised Appendix D says:

Sketch
· Include a building sketch showing the Gross Living Area Above Grade, including all exterior dimensions of the house. Include patios, porches, garages, breezeways and other offsets. State “covered” or “uncovered” to indicate a roof or no roof (such as over a patio).
· Show calculations used to arrive at the estimated gross living area.
· An interior sketch or floor plan is required for properties exhibiting functional obsolescence attributable to the lay out.

 

[RSW]

Hey Rex, I've read that somewhere before!

 

[Bobby Bucks]

It’s been a while since I looked at the HUD clips scrolls, when in doubt, it will take less time to simply included everything on the site larger than a sprinkler head, sometimes it’s best to exceed the minimum standards with that crowd.

Rex I thought you would have posted a free sample by now.

Otis I’ll willing to bet there is a secure government vault in Sante Fe with a 200 page yellow snow addendum with your autograph on the last page.

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

Never heard of such a thing! Been doing FHA appraisals since early 80s.

 

[Doug in NC]

This is what boggles my mind about the new FHA approval process. How can an appraiser be expected to comply with the guidelines when they were never trained as to what the guidelines are? Is there even a requirement that you take a class in FHA appraisal before you are approved now? The differences between FHA work and conventional work are many in my opinion. It would be interesting to find out how many new FHA appraisers even know that they are supposed to be checking systems performance and safety factors as they go through the home (as well as the usual appraisal factors). How about distance requirements from well to septic system, public water system hookup requirement, ground to wood siding requirement, and crawl and attic space inspection mandates?

 

[CigarDad]

I was was trained by FHA as a CHUMS appraiser. That is back in the day when HUD assigned assigned CHUMS numbers to appraisers who were on the approved list.

Back in the day we had to indicate North with an arrow and show the distance of the front, rear, and side yard set backs

 

[RSW]

Things sure have changed since the good old days.