Missed the Drawing - Assessor sketch v Mine

[Tiffany Gibbons]

I have seen several examples like that over the years, especially in homes like that one that are essentially a collection of rectangles stuck together. The rectangles are all correct, but one or more might not be situated properly on the county sketch.

Most of the field appraisers at Assessor's offices (in Tennessee anyway), are not licensed appraisers and they are tasked with a certain amount of parcels to cover per day for reappraisal. Clerks also may be tasked with entering the dimensions using permit information and sometimes the aerial photography used for review is not up to date or there are trees in the way. It will get corrected eventually. Counties don't like to pay gas mileage and the CRs and CGs at Assessor's offices are busy working appeals. Remember, a large jurisdiction is appraising 400,000 parcels every 4 years. It's a feat, especially the sales verification with the current shenanigans ongoing.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

are not licensed appraisers and they are tasked with a certain amount of parcels to cover per day for reappraisal.

Ours are trained and have qualified appraisal designations and are not necessarily "certified" nor "licensed" under board regulations although some are by virtue of their experience and when they worked as fee appraisers. The ASC and AALCB were at odds over assessor appraisers claiming pre-licensing experience. Once given the license, the AALCB was not about to take them back arbitrarily. ASC finally shut up about it.

 

[sputnam]

There are mass appraisal designations and training. Many assessors are state certified just like most of us... although they don't have to be.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

Ours are trained and have qualified appraisal designations and are not necessarily "certified" nor "licensed" under board regulations although some are by virtue of their experience and when they worked as fee appraisers. The ASC and AALCB were at odds over assessor appraisers claiming pre-licensing experience. Once given the license, the AALCB was not about to take them back arbitrarily. ASC finally shut up about it.

Yes, I know. I am a Tennessee Master Assessor, as well as the CAE from IAAO. It takes years to earn those. I was talking about field appraisers and clerks that enter dimensions. I worked it the largest jurisdiction in TN for 9 years.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

There are mass appraisal designations and training. Many assessors are state certified just like most of us... although they don't have to be.

See my post to Terrel below. I have a TMA and a CAE. Also, I said "in Tennessee". We have a few Assessors and employees that are CRs and CGs but they don't have to be.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

I was talking about field appraisers and clerks that enter dimensions.

Depending upon the budget and individual staff, or if hiring out a CAMA for such tasks, the measurers may be the valuers as well in OK and AR. I've seen a head appraiser attempting to measure a cockamamy house on Grand Lake once and I think it took 3 appraisers to do it. But otherwise, they measured then came in, loaded their pix and set about logging them in (Apex is used by both I think now)

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

Depending upon the budget and individual staff, or if hiring out a CAMA for such tasks, the measurers may be the valuers as well in OK and AR. I've seen a head appraiser attempting to measure a cockamamy house on Grand Lake once and I think it took 3 appraisers to do it. But otherwise, they measured then came in, loaded their pix and set about logging them in (Apex is used by both I think now)

Yep, been there and done that too for the State DPA here in Tennessee. The state system uses Apex here too as do I i used to train employees on it.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

I don't even complain when I see the assessor sketch anymore. Sometimes, I wonder how they got what they did and when I look at the sketch I wonder what property they visited. There is one county assessor that has all garages at 20 x 20. Then I have the be the appraiser to point out there is 100-300 more feet of garage that is not GLA.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

I don't even complain when I see the assessor sketch anymore. Sometimes, I wonder how they got what they did and when I look at the sketch I wonder what property they visited. There is one county assessor that has all garages at 20 x 20. Then I have the be the appraiser to point out there is 100-300 more feet of garage that is not GLA.

Yep, it's just an AVM, after all.

 

[Alsie35]

Good rule of thumb in my experience: The older a sketch, the more likely it is to be wrong in some way. I think appraisers just didn't measure to the same accuracy as today 20+ years ago.