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Make Your First Investment Property an Attractive and Profitable Option

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

You’ve just purchased your first property to renovate. How can you capitalize on your first investment property? Whether your first investment property will be a rental or a flip, your goal is to walk away with more money than you put into it. Let the Renovations Begin! Decide on How to Proceed.

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Top 6 Commercial Appraisal FAQ’s

Simonson Real Estate

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. As appraisers’ we assemble facts, statistics, and other information on a specific property.

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Surprising Things That Can Decrease Property Value

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Therefore, when making any renovations to increase your home’s worth, always keep in mind that potential buyers may have very different tastes from you. If the exterior of your property looks like it needs renovation, potential buyers may have second thoughts about making an offer or may not even bother to schedule a showing.

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Is the condition of the neighbor’s property having an impact on the safety or soundness of the properties around it, or is it just an eye-sore? Is there some characteristic of the property that is creating damage to the properties next to it? What if the neighbor’s home in poor condition, was purchased and then renovated?

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Three Types of Commercial Real Estate Obsolescence

Property Metrics

The real estate term for this type of risk is “obsolescence” and there are three types that CRE investors should be aware of. Functional Obsolescence is the impairment of a real property’s functional capacity due to changes in market tastes and/or standards. Functional Obsolescence.

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Zillow Zinged

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

” I wonder what would have happened if they had hired appraisers to appraise the homes they were buying, and relied upon a professional real property appraisers’ opinion of value when making their decisions? This home has also been renovated in recent years. PROPERTY 2. Not even close!

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

An appraisal is an objective, impartial, and unbiased opinion about the value of real property prepared by a State Licensed or Certified professional appraiser. New construction or planned renovations – Actual construction cost statements, plans, material specifications, etc. Defining the Appraisal Scope of Work.