Appraisal adjustments and guidelines for home resales.
Floor plan adjustment appraisal.
A few additional tips.
200 000 to 400 000 30 00 to 50 00 per foot.
400 000 to 700 000 50 00 to 100 00 per foot.
Your floor plan doesn t flow.
If the appraiser has included a floor plan in this appraisal report it shows the approximate dimensions of the improvements.
The above real estate information on what appraisers look at during a real estate appraisal was provided by bill gassett a nationally recognized leader in his field bill can be reached via email at email protected or by phone at 508 625 0191.
Plus homes with a breezy wide open flow naturally feel larger and allow sunlight to bounce between.
However there are four sales of the same plan without views in the past 120 days ranging in sales price from 200 000 to 225 000.
0 200 000 the adjustment will likely start between 20 00 and 30 00 per foot.
I liken the adjustment process to reverse engineering.
If included the floor plan is included only to assist the reader in visualizing the property and understanding the appraiser s determination of its size.
Or they could hire a professional appraiser to do a pre listing appraisal when they list a home.
The table below is a general guideline for resales.
Over 700 000 the range is likely between 75 00 and 200 00.
Then generate high resolution 2d 3d floor plans at the click of a button.
Adjustment to single family homes.
The following must be observed when calculating and reporting above grade room.
Appraisers know that today s buyers put a premium on open layouts for the main living areas.
On a one of a kind rural home where it is a stretch finding three comparables and large adjustments are made between features the range of value could be thirty percent or higher.
Very good primer for non appraisers tom.
The appraiser must use the exterior building dimensions per floor to calculate the above grade gross living area of a property.
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Fannie mae selling guide october 2013 b4 1 4 14 appraisal report review.
Layout floor plans and gross building and living areas states.
The adjustment is typically 3 000 to 4 000 for.
Bill has helped people move in and out of many metrowest towns for the last 32 years.
Open floor plans connect the kitchen and the family room an ideal setup for entertaining and social interaction.
Agents would be doing themselves a favor by taking some basic appraisal courses from the institute.