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Lucas Appraisal Services is a small woman owned/operated company with two State of Maine licensed appraisers with 13 years of experience. We cover Kennebec and Androscoggin Counties. Our fee for a single family home is $350.00, 2-4 unit dwelling is $550.00. We also offer appraisal services on condominiums and mobile homes. I am a member of the National Association of Realtors as well as the Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors. I take great pride in offering a reliable, professional service. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding my company and/or services provided.

Lucas Appraisal Services is a small woman owned/operated company with two State of Maine licensed appraisers with 13 years of experience. We cover Kennebec and Androscoggin Counties. Our fee for a single family home is $350.00, 2-4 unit dwelling is $550.00. We also offer appraisal services on condominiums and mobile homes. I am a member of the National Association of Realtors as well as the Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors. I take great pride in offering a reliable, professional service. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding my company and/or services provided.

Property Appraiser questions, answered by experts

Whether a scullery is worth it depends on how much you like to cook and entertain. If you frequently host gatherings—a scullery is likely worth the money. If you’re looking for ROI, it’s not so clear. It may not add significant value to your home, as it doesn’t increase square footage and may repurpose space that a buyer would have preferred to remain as-is (like a laundry room). 

Installing a flagpole can improve your home’s curb appeal, so it will often have a modest positive impact on your property value. You’ll see a much larger bump in property value if you install a custom wooden flagpole than you would if you install a standard aluminum pole. Adding lighting to your flagpole will also have a positive impact on home value, as will trimming trees away from the new lawn addition.

Basement bedrooms can count toward your room count and the square footage of your home on an appraisal if they’re fully legal, which means they have proper ventilation and points of egress, as defined by your local building code. Simply partitioning off a space for a bedroom in an otherwise unfinished basement that isn’t a legal living space won’t affect your appraisal value.

While there's not a lot of definite research, some experts suggest that an in-ground or wall-mounted basketball hoop can add value to your home by increasing curb appeal. In addition, having a basketball hoop is an attractive feature of a house since it promotes physical activity, especially for children.

Yes, appraisals are often used for property tax appeals, estate planning, and determining market value.

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