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Make Your First Investment Property an Attractive and Profitable Option

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Today, Cleveland Appraisal Blog shares a few tips for first-time investors. When you’re about to buy your first real property outside of your primary residence, you should know whether you’re going into it with the intention of renting or if you want to flip and make an immediate profit. Decide on How to Proceed. Let us know !

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Top 6 Commercial Appraisal FAQ’s

Simonson Real Estate

What is the Role of the Appraiser? The appraiser’s role is to provide arm’s length, third-party, neutral, and impartial opinions about the value of a real property and provide assistance to those who own, manage, sell, invest in, or lend money on real estate. Let’s jump straight into it. We’d be happy to help.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Standards Rule 1-5 in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) states that when appraising a real property, an appraiser must : (a) reconcile the quality and quantity of data available and analyzed within the approaches used; and. (b) I hope you’ve been enjoying their articles!

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Helping Lenders Navigate the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Process

Simonson Real Estate

Having worked with many different lending institutions completing new construction and planned renovation assignments, think of this article as a “best practices” reference to be shared with new lenders, credit analyst team members and borrowers navigating the commercial appraisal process for the first time.

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7 Key Considerations for Using a Restricted Appraisal Report

McKissock

It’s also a good idea to review the appraisal reporting requirements. USPAP STANDARD 2 clearly states the minimum content requirements for reporting a real property appraisal. This is assuming that a restricted disclosure of the appraisal process (i.e., The steps taken in the appraisal process.

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4 Key Disclosures and Disclaimers for Hybrid Appraisal Reports

McKissock

It is highly recommended that an appraiser share what he or she did not do as well as what he or she did do in performing the appraisal. The scope of work must disclose the extent the property was inspected. Failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance is a common violation.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

NAR Member Survey on Data Collectors Excerpts: In May 2023, NAR surveyed its members pertaining to data collectors in the appraisal process. Brokers followed with 24%, and appraisal-certified professionals comprised 14% of the respondents. Only appraisers do the appraisals. There were some fee appraisers.