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Akrivis Real Estate Valuations

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Akrivis Real Estate Valuations

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7 years of experience

Welcome to the future of real estate valuation solutions with Akrivis. We combine innovation and evolving technology with our exclusive network of photography contractors to deliver accurate real estate valuations in less than five days. No stress, no fuss, just fast and reliable property values.

"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. "

Melissa P on October 2025

Welcome to the future of real estate valuation solutions with Akrivis. We combine innovation and evolving technology with our exclusive network of photography contractors to deliver accurate real estate valuations in less than five days. No stress, no fuss, just fast and reliable property values.

"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. "

Melissa P on October 2025


Hudson River Appraisal Group

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Hudson River Appraisal Group

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A highly qualified New York residential and commercial appraisal firm. Our team has over 75 years of combined experience, providing residential and commercial appraisal services in the Upstate New York Region. Our valuation professionals appraise single-family homes to reservoirs and everything in between.

A highly qualified New York residential and commercial appraisal firm. Our team has over 75 years of combined experience, providing residential and commercial appraisal services in the Upstate New York Region. Our valuation professionals appraise single-family homes to reservoirs and everything in between.


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Lawson Surveying & Mapping

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Lawson Surveying & Mapping

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We are a full service Land Surveying firm licensed and registered in New York State. We have four fully equipped field crews that travel throughout the region. Our firm provides timely and professional services at cost effective prices. For more information go to our website: www.lawsonsurvey.com

We are a full service Land Surveying firm licensed and registered in New York State. We have four fully equipped field crews that travel throughout the region. Our firm provides timely and professional services at cost effective prices. For more information go to our website: www.lawsonsurvey.com


Property Appraiser questions, answered by experts

While a finished basement adds value to your home, it is assigned a different value than space on the main floors. An appraiser will assess the square footage of a finished basement at about 50% to 60% of the value of the square footage for the rest of your home. Appraisal value for a finished basement depends on your location’s real estate market and the specifics of the basement and how it was finished. 

While parts of the appraisal are out of your control, there are some things you can do to potentially raise the home’s value. You can make necessary repairs and upgrades before the appraiser visits—an appraiser can only value what is currently part of the home, not its potential. You can also provide the appraiser with the cost of recent upgrades. The appraiser will likely increase the value of your home by about 50% or more of what you paid for those improvements.

Foundation cracks won’t always affect your appraised value. All foundations crack due to normal settlement, so hairline cracks that aren’t leaking or uneven from side to side are unlikely to have an impact on your appraisal. Structural cracks, on the other hand, often lead to a reduced appraised value, especially if the underlying problem will cause the issue to worsen over time.

In most cases, selling a home in as-is condition will lead to a sale price that’s somewhere between 10% and 30% lower than normal. However, it’s often worthwhile to sell at a loss because the alternative would be to pay for the repairs yourself, which could end up costing you more. Even if they didn’t, selling as-is saves you from the time and energy you’d spend coordinating the repairs.

Around 1-2 weeks, including inspection and reporting time for an official evaluation.

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