Real Estate Appraisal & Appraisers

Real Estate Appraisers help home buyers in assessing the value of their potential new home.  It is important to have a professional thoroughly inspect the property BEFORE going to settlement.  Real Estate Appraisers have the experience to know what to look for and what conditions are deemed acceptable.  A real estate appraiser will also help you create your punchlist, which is very important to do before going to settlement.

A real estate appraiser will do an extensive survey of everything inside and on the outside of the property.  Depending on the square footage of your new home or condo, a real estate appraisal can take anywhere between one and  four hours.  A real estate appraiser will generally begin by starting all the appliances and running them during the course of their inspeciton.  They do this so that they can see how the appliances perform at initial startup and over the duration of time.  The oven, gas, and HVAC unit are all of great concern to a home inspector as these are often where the majority of problems arise.

Checking and testing the electricity and electric box is another primary concern of a real estate appraiser and is one of the most important aspects of the appraisal.  They will check for faulty wiring in the new home, seeing how the electrical box is set up and how the light switches are functioning.