| CHOOSING AN APPRAISER--AN IMPORTANT DECISION:
(A portion of the following was taken from www.appraisalfoundation.org)
Have you ever bought a house, donated a property, served as an executor to an estate, gone through a divorce or paid property taxes??? Then you are like most people who from time to time enter into a situation, financial or otherwise, that involves the need for an appraisal.
An appraisal is an independent, unbiased estimate of value that often serves as a cornerstone in a transaction. Professional appraisers value property with independence and objectivity.
A key question to ask prior to engaging an appraiser, is whether or not he or she performs services in compliance with the current annual edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). USPAP is published annually by the Appraisal Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation and is the generally accepted set of standards of professional appraisal practice in North America. USPAP is recognized by the state real estate appraiser licensing agencies, Federal Bank regulatory agencies and many other Federal, State and Local authorities.
Selecting an ethical appraiser who complies with USPAP is the consumer's best assurance that he or she is working with a professional who provides quality services.
For over 20 years, APPRAISAL GROUP (a.k.a. Kathman Realty,inc.) has been a supplier of residential real property appraisals in Central Florida. Headquartered in the center of the state of Florida in Winter Haven (Polk County) the firm has local clients as well as out of area financial institutions, attorneys and individuals.
Expertise includes existing single family as well as multi-family properties (up to 4 units), employee relocation appraisals, new construction from blueprints as well as manufactured housing units and vacant land appraisals. The firm is also approved as a construction inspection agency for periodic construction draw needs for various lenders and contractors.
Appraisers are State Certified capable of performing all Conventional as well as FHA appraisal assignments.
Email--"appraisal-group@earthlink.net"
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