Appraisal Associates of Western PA, Inc.

The reassessment of Clairon County brought me a very large assessment on my building. I appealed, and hired AAWP Inc. to do an appraisal. Bill Smathers did a thorough and extensive appraisal of my unique structure. We presented it my appeal hearing and my assessment was lowered by 2/3's. I couldn't be happier! I highly recommend AAWP and Bill Smathers.

Bill was great! He took the time to understand our property and insisted on including precise details in our appraisal. He was very professional, yet so friendly. We would highly recommend him.

I had the experience of dealing with Appraisal Associates of W. PA, Inc., and it was and it left me utterly frustrated. Firstly, scheduling an appointment with them was a task. The staff seemed disorganized, making multiple errors in recording my information. It took a lot time and effort just to secure a date for the appraisal. When the appraiser finally arrived, I found myself constantly having to provide information that should have been readily available to a professional in their field. To make matters worse, the final appraisal report was riddled with errors and inaccuracies. It was evident that little care or attention to detail had been taken in compiling the document. When I brought up these concerns with the company, their customer service was shockingly dismissive and unresponsive. Overall, my experience with Appraisal Associates of W. PA, Inc. was a complete disaster. I would advise anyone in need of appraisal services to look elsewhere. I feel A one-star rating is generous given my experience. UPDATE 12/14/2023 2:03 PM Owner states they have done thousands of appraisal reports and have never gotten a review like mine, however, if you continue scrolling on google underneath my review, you can see multiple 1 star reviews from other google users like Katelyn and Scott, so yes, they have received other bad reviews before. Specifically when I had my appraisal done by the Appraisal Associates of W. PA, Inc , I had just had my home appraised by PNC Bank for a home equity loan 18 months or so prior to their appraisal and had been making improvements on my house over those 18 months. So when Appraisal Associates gave me a lower appraisal than what the PNC Bank's appraisers gave me months before seemed inconsistent with the established value. Also, the homes that were used in the comparison vastly differed between the 2 appraisal companies. These opinions are my own, there are other reviews that have had a better experience.