Property Owners
When You Need an Independent Opinion of Your Home's Value
Whatever decision brought you here, an independent appraisal gives you a supportable, professional opinion of value — not a guess.
Why Homeowners Come To Us
Pre-Listing
Understand your appraised value before setting a listing strategy.
Learn MorePMI Removal
Establish current market value when seeking to remove private mortgage insurance.
Learn MoreEstate & Probate
Determine value for estate settlement, probate, and inheritance needs.
Learn MoreDivorce
An independent, neutral opinion of value to support asset division.
Learn MoreTax Appeal
Market-based evidence to support a property tax assessment appeal.
Learn MorePrivate / Personal Use
A confidential, independent opinion of value for your own planning.
Learn MoreWhat To Expect
From Booking Your Inspection to Your Finished Report
Schedule Your Inspection
Pick a convenient time — most inspections are scheduled within a few business days.
On-Site Walkthrough
The appraiser measures, photographs, and documents your property's condition and features.
Market & Comparable Analysis
Recent, genuinely comparable sales in your area are researched and analyzed against your property.
Report Delivered
You receive a complete, signed appraisal report supporting an independent opinion of value.
Know What You're Getting
What's Inside Your Appraisal Report
General overview of typical report sections — the exact content and format of your report depends on the specific assignment.
See how property details, comparable sales, adjustments, analysis, and the final value conclusion come together in a professional appraisal report.
Not Every Situation Needs the Same Tool
Appraisal, CMA, Automated Estimate, or County Assessment?
An independent appraisal isn't automatically the right tool for every question about a property's value — these four serve different purposes, and none of them replaces the others.
Licensed Appraisal
An independent opinion of value for a defined assignment, prepared by a licensed appraiser following professional standards — typically including a property-specific inspection and comparable-sales analysis.
Real Estate Agent CMA
A Comparative Market Analysis prepared by an agent, generally used for listing and pricing decisions — a useful pricing tool, but not an independent appraisal.
Automated Estimate
An algorithm-generated value range based on public records, without a property-specific inspection or individual analysis of your property's actual condition or characteristics.
County Assessment
A government valuation used to administer property taxes, typically produced through mass appraisal rather than an individual property analysis — see our Georgia assessment guide.
What an Appraisal Is Not
An appraisal is a well-defined assignment with a specific scope. It's generally not, and shouldn't be confused with:
What Affects Fee & Turnaround
What Drives the Fee
Property type and size, acreage, complexity of the assignment, whether the effective date is current or retrospective, litigation or report-format requirements, and any unusual characteristics of the property all factor into the fee for a specific assignment.
What Drives Turnaround
Scheduling availability, the complexity of the comparable-sales research required, retrospective research depth, and how many properties or parties are involved can all affect how long an assignment takes — we'll give you a specific estimate once we understand your assignment.