Buying and Selling Real Estate is among the largest and most complex transactions most people will ever make, and most turn to a professional certified appraiser to provide them with the most accurate opinion of the market value of the property under consideration.
The role of the appraiser is to provide an objective impartial an unbiased opinion about the value of the property, including what a buyer might expect to pay as well as what the seller might expect to receive for a parcel of real estate. Most appraisals are quiet in depth with analysis of the neighborhood, description of the property (including all the intricacies that go along with it including; GLA, condition, size, updates, amenities) an analysis of the “highest and best use” of the property, an thorough analysis of comparable sales, information regarding current real estate activity and or trans within the market area, flood and census data, complete floor plan sketches and physical measurements of the exterior of the dwelling by a roller tape or laser measuring tool to establish the total gross living area GLA of the house, neighborhood maps, tax maps, zoning maps.