How to Hire the Best Orange County Home Appraiser

So how do you find best Orange County Home Appraiser? You might be a home owner, a mortgage loan officer or even an appraisal management company. If you Google Orange County Home Appraiser and look at some of the listings, you’ll not find a lot of appraisers in Orange...

How To Prepare For Your Orange County Home Appraisal

Most people have a pretty good idea of what their home is worth. If they have lived in the area for a reasonable amount of time, they know what other homes have sold for that are similar to theirs. Everyone should have an appraisal performed at least every 2 years or...

What Are FHA Appraisers Looking For?

If you have decided to apply for an FHA loan to purchase a home, or if you are attempting to sell your home to someone with FHA financing, there are some special appraisal facts of which you should be aware. FHA stands for Federal Housing Administration and is an...

Thinking of hiring the cheapest appraiser?

If you have never worked with an appraiser before, you probably wouldn’t realize that all appraisers are not created equal and can be very different depending on their experience, education, and knowledge of your market area. Anyone who has had a bad experience with...

FHA Kitchen Requirements

FHA does not require that all kitchen appliances be present. The issue regarding appliances is whether they’re ‘built-in’ or ‘slide-in.’ Built-in appliances are considered to be real property and are required by FHA however; slide-in appliances such as a slide-in...