November, 2019

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What Town Do You Live in?

Padove Appraisal Service

People are often asked what town they live in. In the Philadelphia suburbs, this question is more difficult than it appears. How this question is answered can have a large impact on the appraisal of your home. Pennsylvania is divided into 67 counties. The role of the county includes services such as law enforcement, judicial administration, public health, property assessment, community colleges, and public libraries.

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Cook and Will County Property Assessment Appeal Overview!

Advanced Appraisal

11/18/2019

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Purchasing an Income Property

D Fritz Appraisals

Appraising Your Home to Access Capital for Purchasing an Income Property. How to get the best appraised value possible out of your current home to help you purchase an income property. Own your own home and thinking about buying another? Excellent idea! Purchasing a secondary property to use as an income property or rental property is a smart investment and is often more possible than you’d think, especially if you have capital or home equity building up in your existing property.

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Why You Need A Home Apprasial Even If Paying Fully In Cash

Appraisal Partners Blog

What is a home appraisal? An appraisal is a professional opinion of a home’s value that is completely unbiased. Generally speaking, an appraisal is used to decide if the properties contract price is entirely appropriate; taking into consideration the features, condition, and location of the home in question. Why do I need one as a cash buyer? Purchasing a property is a rollercoaster of highs and lows!

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Lead Based Paint

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

The classic cracking/scaling pattern of lead based paint. If you see this, there is a high likelihood that your home/structure has lead based paint. Since the ongoing crisis in the Flint Michigan water supply, lead has been in the news nationwide. Lead is one of the most destructive substances to childhood development as it attacks the brain and central nervous system, and at highest levels can cause coma, convulsions, and death. “ At lower levels of exposure that cause no obvious symptoms

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The Cost of Non-Compliance: Valuation Independence Training

Walitt Solutions

Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Paul McNulty famously said, “If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance.”. In a recent introductions meeting with an appraisal management company, we discussed my performing an overall “health” exam of the company’s daily and back-office operations. Such a visit acts as a mock audit and endeavors to discover strengths, weaknesses, and priorities that need immediate action.

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Market Data Analysis: Declining Markets

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

Telling someone that their house has lost value won’t make many friends, but it will distinguish you as a real estate professional if you can analyze a market and be honest. The national news has talked about housing prices increasing yearly for nearly a decade now, and some areas of greater Pittsburgh has matched those trends at some times, others have remained flat, and others have declined.

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CMA Toolkit: Test your list price.

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

When preparing your CMA, one of the best steps you can take is to test your list price. The process is pretty simple but easy to skip. Let’s go through the basics of a great CMA. Look at the history of the market area of your property. This will give you an idea of the high-low range that the area can handle. Three years is a good time-frame to look at.