Appraiser

[vibrantabyss.livejournal.com]

I checked under business services and real estate and didn't find anything useful.

Has anyone used an appraiser (for condo valuation) that they liked?  Or does everyone just go with whoever the bank tosses at them?

Comments

[frugaljoe.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thanks for the details. That's a helpful point of view!

Are there particularly good places to view past sales / square foot, other than doing the research finding houses that have sold in my area, and then doing the math myself?

[somerfriend.livejournal.com]

I think you should do the math yourself. You want to be analyzing each sale to see what degree it really is comparable. Use the internet to look up the sales and information on the sales, but analyze the sales yourself. Remember that is why Zillow is so far off so often, it is a computer trying to do work that requires some judgement that is not always coded into the database it uses.

[frugaljoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks - how far from my house should I be looking for comps? We have a pretty unique home, and even when we bought it, there were only 1 or 2 comps. A quick search in my area doesn't really show any other similar homes, so I'm wondering how far out (neighborhood, city, miles, etc) make sense to search?