Include "Summer Kitchen" in GLA?

[KD247]

There are going to be reasonable arguments for different ways of incorporating the summer kitchen into the living area calculations. How the appraiser labels the area could possibly influence a lender's decision, but should not affect the opinion of value.

It sounds like you're making the assumption that value is directly related to GLA. Whether the summer kitchen is included in the GLA, or whether it's labeled as a separate amenity, an appraisal should consider market reaction to your specific floorplan and not use calculated GLA as the sole criterion for comparison.

The bottom line is that value is based on how the market reacts to it, not on how the appraiser labels it.

 

[Mountain Man]

Forget ANSI. In special cases like that, and we have many in the mountains where homes are built into the slope, I look at it like the market looks at it. I've even done some houses with 3 levels down, on a full unfinished basement, on a crawl space. According to ANSI, the only "above grade" level would be the entry and stairway going down... a zero room house.

 

[KD247]

... I look at it like the market looks at it. ...

A valuable skill that Automated Valuation Models will never be able to offer, and the reason that there's no substitute for a local expert.

 

[CURT VAN HOOSER]

Are there other homes in your area that have summer kitchens? Is "summer kitchen" code for something else or is it really a kitchen? Inquiring minds...