I talk with real estate agents quite a bit in my day to day work as a real estate appraiser. It seem like FHA appraisal requirements are the most confusing to them in relation to what appraisers look for during our appraisal inspections. By knowing what an appraiser looks for, the agent can better prepare […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
I was looking at a home this week, for an FHA loan, that had screw in fuses. Have you ever seen these? They use to be common years ago, however at some point they were replaced with circuit breakers. I have been asked by homeowners and real estate agents if these fuses meet HUD’s minimum […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Have you ever wondered if a house would pass an FHA appraisal inspection? FHA does have more stringent appraisal guidelines than conventional loans but if you know what to look for then you can be ready before any problems come up. I have included some of the top problems I have seen in my 20+ […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
I was doing some work recently for a novice property investor and he was asking me some questions about FHA required repairs. He wanted to prepare the house he just purchased so that if the buyers were going to use FHA financing there wouldn’t be any issues at the last minute to hold up the […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
