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The Challenges of Appraising Multifamily Properties

Appraisal Buzz

It’s not uncommon for people to have tenants or roommates, but you’ll typically find that isn’t the case with single-family houses. If you want to be a real estate investor, you wouldn’t necessarily purchase multiple single-family properties when you could fit more tenants into one building. That’s why multifamily homes exist.

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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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Maximizing Your Home Equity: Investing in Additional Properties

Eppraisal

Home equity refers to the difference between the market value of your property and the outstanding balance on your mortgage. As you pay down your mortgage or as the value of your home appreciates, your equity grows.

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What’s that Smell Worth? Insights from a Seasoned Appraiser

McKissock

The standard appraisal report’s definition of market value refers to “typical buyers,” most of whom would become acutely aware of such odors right at the door, and when it’s significant will either walk away or discount their offering price. I had a tenant whose child had a hamster or gerbil.

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Eleven Types of Risk in Commercial Real Estate

Property Metrics

Similarly, leased property includes a risk that tenants will not be able to make timely lease payments as expected. Late payments can create cash flow problems for the property owner, but the situation can be worse if the tenant goes out of business and moves out of the space. Inflation Risk. Macroeconomic Risk. Interest Rate Risk.

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How to Price Your Home for the Current Market

Eppraisal

Comparable Properties (Comps) Listings with similar specs — lot size, square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, floor plan, and architectural style — as your home sold within the past six months are excellent points of reference when pricing your house. Search real estate listing sites to find suitable candidates.

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Anatomy of a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal: A Top 17 Q&A Guide

The Robert Weiler Company

The commercial real estate appraiser’s role is to produce an accurate, reliable, and unbiased estimate of the market value of a property. Market value is the most likely selling price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to a knowledgeable seller. Question 6: What is the overall commercial real estate appraisal process?