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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Renovation loan assessments. Functionality of design and layout. Any existing easements or zoning issues. Financial institutes or mortgage lenders will require an appraisal to ensure the home is worth the amount of money being requested in the loan or mortgage. Mortgage financing and refinancing. Estate settlements.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

In 2007, he started appraising conservation easements, which are specified areas of land earmarked for environmental conservation. Owners with conservation easements can claim an income tax deduction. Conservation easement appraisals are a definite risk for appraisers. They are not easy to do.