By being proactive in the appraisal process you won't have to ask yourself "why can't the appraiser call me when the value is not working out". Find out what you can do to avoid this sticky situation.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Birmingham, AL real estate appraiser Tom Horn answers some appraisal questions he was asked recently about comps, home updates, and types of appraisals.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Birmingham, AL real estate appraiser Tom Horn answers a common question: How do appraisers make adjustments? Get the inside scoop on how appraisers work.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Birmingham, AL real estate appraiser Tom Horn explains the difference between getting an appraisal by a local expert and getting a zestimate from Zillow.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Birmingham, AL appraiser Tom Horn discusses why there are differences between the square footage in your appraisal and public records.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Communication is key in everything. An appraisers job is to communicate the value of real estate to their clients and we accomplish this typically by producing a report that gives detailed information about the property we are appraising as well as market data that supports our opinion of value. Because this is part of our […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 Alabama Realtors Winter Conference. I was part of a panel, along with commercial appraiser Mark Barrs (that’s he and I in the photo), that was put together to answer appraisal related questions that agents might have. It went well and I appreciated the chance to […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Birmingham, AL real estate appraiser Tom Horn discusses the 5 Items An Appraiser Looks For In An MLS Listing to help in estimating value.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
My last post emphasized the importance of not forgetting to get an appraisal when selling your home through an online service. You may be in a money saving mode since your are choosing to go this route but you don’t want to shoot yourself in the foot and sabotage your efforts by not pricing your […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
A concerned agent called me the other day worried about what would happen if the appraiser could not find comps for a house that she was selling. I assured her that even though it looked like there were no comps, there probably were if you looked a little more. This provided a good opportunity to […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
You may ask “what can I do to help the appraiser that will help my home’s appraised value?” I hope to share with you some things that can aid the appraiser and possibly have a positive effect on the appraisal report and hopefully your home’s value. I had this topic picked out to include for […]| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Before getting a floor plan sketch Birmingham, AL real estate agents have numerous other options to choose from to get accurate square footage information.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Birmingham home appraiser Tom Horn shares appraisal resources for new real estate agents.| Birmingham Appraisal Blog
