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