Private Home Appraisals and Expert Witnessing for Attorneys

 I sell and appraise residential real estate (and testify in court) for everybody except conventional lenders and bureaucracies. ​

Good referrals for me are attorneys specializing in civil, probate, bankruptcy, trusts and estates, family law, divorce, collaborative, real estate, or elder law; “for sale by owner”’s; accountants; Realtors estimating a listing or selling price; and Buyers or Sellers (especially an off-MLS sale, like one involving a relative, friend, or neighbor). ​

I have been accepted as an expert witness in Hillsborough County and my appraisal has been accepted in Pinellas and Pasco. I don’t appraise for conventional lenders.

I can appraise the house as of a certain date in the past or present. I can appraise it subject to repairs (no extra charge as long as I know before I go). I can include pricing advice (free). I can show the value as of two different dates (50% more). Add 25% to show more than one subject condition. Add 25% to show more than type of value (normal, short sale, foreclosure). There are a lot of different ways to do appraisals.

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I can usually get out to see the place within five business days. The appraisal takes about a week from when I see it.

The easiest way to start is to email appraiserpwd@gmail.com with the contact info of your client as well as the address of the property being appraised.

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