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R & R Appraisal Services LLC
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Appraisal - Real Estate

Serving Rutherfordton, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2017

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At R&R Appraisal Services, LLC, we provide professional appraisals to help our clients make informed decisions about their real estate investments. We give an accurate estimate of your house’s worth in today’s market.

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Response time5 hrs
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JW Appraisal Services, LLC
2.8(
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Appraisal - Real Estate

Serving Rutherfordton, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2014

Free estimates

At JW Appraisal Services, LLC, we specialize in providing professional real estate valuation services. Appraisal reports are prepared with the precision that the industry demands. All of our assignments comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. We appraise all types of residential properties: single family, acreages, condominiums, 2-4 family investment properties, vacant lots, and high-end lakefront dwellings. We serve Lake Lure and Lake James properties. I also service Green Built Homes and a National Green Built Appraiser. With over 10 years of appraisal experience serving Buncombe, Burke, McDowell, Rutherford Counties. JW Appraisal Services, LLC, has built her business on integrity, honesty, and accuracy! Call us today!

Response time1 day
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Property Appraiser FAQs, answered by experts

While there’s technically no limit to the dollar amount you can borrow for a home addition, the standard limit is around 80% of the value the addition is expected to add to your home. That means you could feasibly borrow up to $80,000 if an appraiser determines that the addition or bump out will add $100,000 in value to your property. You might also be limited by your debt-to-income ratio or credit score.

Depending on the size of the home, the appraisal itself can take several hours. After the appraiser’s visit is complete, it can take between a few days and a few weeks to get the report back. This timeline is largely dependent on the appraiser’s workload, research requirements, efficiency, and other factors.

If you can’t find any records online, you’ll need to contact your county clerk’s office to do further research. They should have property records on file, or can at least point you in the right direction of who to contact. You can also speak with your neighbors about when their houses were built because they were likely built around the same time.

Some appraisers hold a Member of the Appraisal Institute designation. This accolade is the highest credential property appraisers can earn. An MAI appraisal is typically used for commercial properties.

While your lender will likely recommend an appraiser, you can also hire a professional home appraiser on your own. Choose someone who is experienced in your type of residential property, and ensure they hold all of the necessary credentials that your state or region requires.

The differences between market value and appraised value depend on the local market, so they can match, or either one can be higher than the other. In a “seller’s market,” where there is an abundance of buyers, market value will likely sit higher than the appraised value because there’s more demand for the low inventory of homes. In a “buyer’s market,” where there are more homes than there are buyers, the market value is more likely to sit below the appraised value to entice buyers.

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