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Q: How do I prepare for an appraisal?

• <div><p>Ensure the property is clean, provide access to all areas, and supply relevant documents, such as recent upgrades or tax records.</p></div>

Q: How long does the appraisal process usually take?

• <div><p>Around 1-2 weeks, including inspection and reporting time for an official evaluation.</p></div>

Q: What increases appraisal value the most?

• <div><p>Some of the home repairs with the highest ROI that can <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/how-to-improve-appraisal-value.htm">improve appraised value</a> include exterior paint, new exterior doors, new windows, landscaping, kitchen and bathroom renovations, new flooring, new interior paint, finishing a basement, home additions that add to the square footage, and replacing major components, like the roof, heating and cooling equipment, and the water heater. Upgrades to home energy efficiency are also a big hit with buyers and can add significantly to value, as are smart home integrations. </p></div>

Q: Will converting a carport into a garage add value to your home?

• <div><p>An addition like a <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/how-much-does-garage-add-to-home-value.htm">garage can increase your home value</a> significantly, but it&rsquo;s also quite expensive to convert a carport into a garage. In some cases, you may see just a small boost to home value. With that being said, a carport conversion can add value to your experience as a homeowner long before you sell. Garages are useful for security reasons and storing vehicles, plus they can serve as a convenient place for storage and as workspaces or even living spaces. </p></div>

Q: What if the appraisal is lower than the offer?

• <div><p>If you&rsquo;re selling a home and the <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/home-appraisal-low.htm">appraisal comes in lower than an offer</a>, you&rsquo;re effectively getting more for your home than it&rsquo;s worth. If you&rsquo;re a buyer, it means you may be overpaying. Some buyers may try to reduce their offer amount to match the appraisal, but if they signed an agreement already at the offer price and the agreement didn&rsquo;t make the sale contingent on the appraised value, there&rsquo;s often no option to negotiate. Keep in mind that a low appraisal may push your loan-to-value ratio too high, meaning a lender may not give you a mortgage.</p></div>

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New Life Stump & Tree Service, LLC
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Reviewed in October 2017
No nails at all left in yard. Tarps around the entire yard first. Many roofers in our neighborhood because of hail damage. This guy WAS THE BEST and lapped the rest! He was also the fastest by far. Real unbelievable to this day. I even had a problem with the Mortgage company cosigning an...
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Reviewed in December 2014
We received excellent service from Anthony and his team at Quality Drain Solutions. I explained to them that I was a seasonal resident and that a neighbor had reported a water leak on my property. The water company confirmed that we had a leak involving the main pipe between our home and the...
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Reviewed in March 2014
Our home inspector told us that we should have the foundation looked at, especially since most of the jacks were the "temporary" kind. Also, many of the beams for the first floor were altered to make way for utilities, had been shimmed, and many other short cuts fixes over the years. CT...
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Reviewed in March 2014
We received an estimate because the insulation qualified for a rebate program. The sales agent was great to work with. He took the construction style of the house into consideration. As an older house, it used the "balloon" technique where the exterior walls were built as one piece from the...
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Reviewed in September 2013
On short notice, the agent came out for what I thought was going to be an estimate. He took a look and let us know he had the time and parts to do the work right away. Once he found out that we were new to the area, he also gave some good local advice.
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He was punctual, very neat and cleaned up after himself. There were a couple of spots that he needed to repaint as well as a radiator, and when I told him he came right back into the bedroom and painted them. The job was beautiful, I have natural wood trims and floor trims and I wanted it to be...
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"Hired to do valuation of a manufactured home - not on land. Gave appraisal comparison properties included land. therefore not an accurate valuation. Thought salesperson understood nuance. "

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"Hired to do valuation of a manufactured home - not on land. Gave appraisal comparison properties included land. therefore not an accurate valuation. Thought salesperson understood nuance. "

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