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My Top 8 Search Criteria For Finding The Best Comps

Birmingham Appraisal

If agents utilize the same methods appraisers use in their appraisals there should not be a vast difference between the two values and the likelihood of a deal falling through will be minimized. I’ve listed below the top search criteria I look at when searching for comps during the appraisal process.

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What is a residential complex property?

Appraisal Today

Santa’s Toy Workshop. My comments: George continues on his long-time quest to really modernize residential appraisals, not just designing another type of online report or speeding up the appraisal process with AVMs and desktops. Appraisals are ordered after the loan application. Lot: 25 acres. Year built: 1822.