Appraisal and Court Options

 PRICE, WRIGHT, AND DUNN INC.

Residential Realtors and Expert Witness Appraiser

Kerry Silva, Expert Witness Appraiser

pricing and selling homes since 1984

“Price It Right and You’re Done!”

813–962–8870

pwdkerry@gmail.com

9am — 6:15pm
Member, Partners In Network

Cert Res RD2145

Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Charlotte, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota counties, Florida

I have been accepted as an expert witness in Hillsborough County and my appraisal has been accepted in Pinellas. No court has ever turned me down.

I am experienced in:
difficult appraisals
non-standard appraisals
trial prep
court testimony

I do residential appraisals (and testify in court) for everybody except conventional lenders and bureaucracies.

Residential properties, no commercial

Sales Comparison Approach only. If you require the appraisal report on a particular form I will decline the assignment.

Contact me with your name, owner’s name, and the address of the property. I’ll get back to you with scheduling, fee, payment, and other info.

Appraisals are priced according to difficulty, the amount of time they will take, how many comparable sales are available, and how far apart those comparable sales are. A typical house in a regular subdivision, in a price range where there will be more comparables, will be a much easier appraisal than a house which is a little more “country”, which will have less available comps, and the distances to drive to them will be greater. This is just one example. There are many.

Lots:
One of the most time consuming appraisals is a vacant lot. There aren’t many comparables. And not every lot is a buildable lot. Those that are are worth more. The lot may not meet the current zoning size and setback requirements. It may be too close to someone’s well or septic. It may involve wetlands. I am not a zoning expert qualified to make these judgments. However, I know an architect who is. Let me know if you want me to have her contact you. If I appraise your lot you will need to request that the appraisal be done as if the lot was or was not buildable. In appraisal parlance this is an “Extraordinary Assumption”.

Appraisals can be as of a certain date in the past or present; subject to repairs; include pricing advice; valued as of two different dates; more than one subject condition; or more than type of value (normal, short sale, foreclosure). There are a lot of different ways to do appraisals.

Scheduling: I leave holes in my schedule so that I can usually get out to see the place within a week if desired.

Turnaround: 7 days from the time I visit the property

“Rush!” add 25% to the fee and take off 2 days

Vacant lots or “Country” properties with acreage, add 1 day due to extra driving hours

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