Appraisals Guaranteed

Very well. Excellent professional, helpful in answering questions. Very thorough, prompt in developing final product.

The whole process went extremely well. We found Rick Phillips of Appraisals Guaranteed through Angie's List, attracted by his "All A" ratings from previous customers. We can say without hesitation that from beginning to end, Mr. Phillips' services lived up to that sterling rating. The home appraisal was easy to schedule by telephone, within a week. Mr. Phillips arrived on time; asked very good and detailed questions that would not have occurred to us; and photographed the property from all angles and directions. When Mr. Phillips delivered the appraisal report on a timely basis, it was the most detailed, carefully researched appraisal product that either of us had ever seen. The comparable properties in North Arlington were extensively researched, beyond our expectations. The insights on the property itself and the state of the market in our specific neighborhood were very useful. The bottom line appraised value of the property was fair and reasonable, well within the range we had expected. Throughout the process Rick Phillips was personable, easy to reach by phone or e-mail and transparent. His fee was more than reasonable for the product we received. We would and will recommend his services to anyone we know seeking a home appraisal in Northern Virginia. Elaina Newport and John Romano, 10/23/2019

Great. Services were provided as promised and in a timely and professional manner.

I contacted Rick on the phone. He promptly put me on his schedule and within days, he came out and walked the property. During the entire process, Rick was very professional, extremely knowledgeable and detail-oriented. The purpose of the appraisal was to dispute the county's assessment. I am very satisfied with the appraisal and will definitely seek out Rick's services in teh future. I highly recommend Rick! He took the stress out of the process.

Rick Phillip's performed a thorough and timely appraisal and provided a detailed report at a very reasonable price. He was responsive via e-mail and addressed questions quickly.

Very well. Rick made room in his schedule to accommodate us, before leaving to go out of town. He advised that the appraisal might be delayed due to his prior commitments and travel plans, but, nevertheless, it was received within 1 week. He was very well versed in the real estate market for the Arlington area, and gave a thorough and realistic appraisal of the property. He offered insights to the valuation process. We would definitely use him again and recommend him.

The appraisal process went very well. I contacted Rick a few days before. He was available on a Saturday, came out to the property as promised, and we had the report by Monday. The appraisal report considered 5 comps to arrive at the value for the house which was very helpful in final negotiations with the sellers. Rick was professional, reliable and easy to deal with. I would certainly use him again and recommend to others.

I was very impressed with Rick Phillips. He was timely and very thorough. He provided a great list of comps in our area which indicated the value of our house was greater than previously estimated. I recommend him highly and would certainly use his services again in the future.

Excellent. The report was prepared quickly and professionally.

Rick was a pleasure to deal with. He did what he promised when he said he would do it. The whole process when smoothly and was reasonably priced. I would not hesitate to recommend him.

Awesome. The appraiser was personable and kept us in the loop during the entire process. Very efficient.

Rick visited and we walked through every nook and cranny. His appraisal was very thorough, and he has a comprehensive understanding of real estate buying, selling, and everything in-between. He offered many useful details that contributed to a very profitable sale for me. I highly recommend Rick and his team!

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Rick was very responsive, informative, and friendly. He was able to make an appointment within a day to come view my house. During the walk through he provided a lot of great information about my townhouse and selling it. He was extremely knowledgable about the market. He was able to get me an appraisal right on schedule because he knew I needed it by a certain date. The appraisal will be extremely helpful in pricing my home for sale.

First off, I want to say that Rick offers a discount for a review on any website--no matter whether it's "good, bad, or ugly". I'm going to give him a very favorable review, and it's not because of the discount. What the discount does is ensure that I take the time to write it, since it's so easy to plan to spend the time doing this, and less easy to actually do it!



I was referred to Rick by CPA Brian Wendroff, who in turn was referred to be by a top developer in the Arlington/DC market. I needed a retrospective appraisal for the time I inherited a house--not knowing at the time I probably should have done it at that time. I had actually just sold the house, but was still allowed access. I needed the price ASAP so that I could then figure out what kind of capital gains tax I might have to pay/if I had to purchase another property to put them off. It was a Wednesday right before the July holidays, and Rick was going to have a short hospital visit the next Tuesday. Understanding my need for speed, Rick was able to come to the house in a couple days, and got the appraisal to me in another 4, racing to do it before going into the hospital, when he usually takes a week. I could tell it was not a  rush job, however. 



When he sent me the appraisal, I was actually away in the mountains where I had very little signal, and he was very patient when my calls kept getting dropped or e-mails didn't make it through. He had told me to call him if there were any concerns or issues. There were a couple small things he missed, but fixed them when I pointed them out. He is very familiar with the area, and did 5 comps (more than usual). They all seemed fair. I gave the appraisal to a relative who is in banking, and he said he thought Rick did a good job. 



We had a nice chat when he was at the house and a few times via e-mail--he treated me like a friend than a paycheck. I looked him up some and found some interesting blogs that's he's done, too. I got some good ideas on a small claims case my husband is  planning!



I don't plan to buy or sell any more houses, but if I did I would definitely use him again.

Rick delivered a great product and made the process very easy with good phone and email follow up, despite the fact that we were living six time zones away (Europe) from the property being appraised (in Alexandria, Virginia).  His fair and thorough analysis, and his well-supported conclusions on the appraisal price, helped to put us on the same page with our renters, who wanted to purchase our home.  We ended up concluding the home sale without realtors, avoiding a ton of agent fees.
Big thumbs up - we had a great experience with Rick and Appraisals Guaranteed.

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I started out by calling three appraisers. Two called me back. One (Rick) was sympathetic to the fact that my dad had just died a few months ago, and patiently, and even enthusiastically, answered all of our questions. The other, not so much.
From there we set an appointment (to which he was a little bit late actually), and we walked around the house, talking about it (all of its good point, and bad points). I paid him. He left. And we never really set a time frame, but I was thinking it would take a week. 
And a little over a week, we received our appraisal. 
I called him with some questions, and he was in the car and didn't want to talk to me without seeing the appraisal in front of him. So I emailed the questions, and answered them, all of them--there were a lot!
And later after that our attorney had a question, which we also emailed, and which he also answered.
I was really pleased. And I can even tell you what "functional obsolescence" means now.

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Rick's charge to appraise our home and outbuilding on 8 AC was more than reasonable, and his demeanor and service was cordial and professional respectively. If I need another appraiser at some point, I'd have no hesitation in calling him again.

I have used Rick twice over the past 5 years.
The first time I ordered an appraisal, I was refinancing my townhouse.  I wasn't allowed to select the appraiser for the transaction, but at the same time I didn't fully understand the process or trust the bank.  I got an appraisal from Rick (Appraisals Guaranteed) more for my own education.  He new this and even gave me a discount.
The second time was when I was purchasing my condo.  Again, I wanted to know the value prior to working with the bank (and again I got a discount).  
Don't get me wrong--I do like getting a discount, but that wasn't really the thing that did it for me.  What I liked was how thorough he was and how he explained everything to me.  I have a law degree, but still I found the appraisal confusing at first.  He explained everything, and I was so much more "educated" as a result.

We needed an appraisal for our co-op unit. Since co-ops are typically very difficult, we wanted someone who was detail oriented and came well recommended. We selected Rick Phillips and were exceedingly impressed each step of the way. Mr. Phillips was punctual, precise, and well prepared. He took meticulous notes, measurements and pictures. He did it all quickly and comprehensively. He was professional and nice, which we liked. He let us know what he would do and then did it exactly when and how he said he would. Mr. Phillips kept in good contact with us the whole way and found great comparables. We were very impressed with his final report. We were thoroughly pleased with Rick Phillips as an appraiser and will definitely call him again for any future appraisals we need. We highly recommend Rick Phillips.

I found Rick through a blog many years ago. I am a real estate agent and run a brokerage firm. Since then he has been our main go to appraiser for many of the agents in the firm when it comes to getting help pricing a hard to price property before it goes on the MLS.
He is very thorough, and sometimes knocks on doors if he really needs to see a comp on the inside.
I must say, sometimes he can be a little tardy on his appraisals, but I think that is from him wanting to be so accurate. We plan to continue to hire him.