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Professional Appraisal Toolkit

Scope the right assignment the first time — pathway-specific checklists and a scoping worksheet for attorneys, lenders, estate professionals, and real estate professionals.

Scope a divorce, estate-dispute, or other legal-matter assignment with the effective date, report type, and intended users the case actually requires — before the engagement letter goes out.

Litigation-Support Assignment Scoping Checklist

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Confirm the Effective Date

Identify whether the matter needs a current-date opinion of value or a retrospective (past-date) opinion — for example, a separation date or filing date.

Identify Every Intended User

List everyone authorized to rely on the report — opposing counsel, the court, a trustee — so the report can be scoped correctly from the start.

Confirm Report Type

Decide whether the matter needs a full appraisal report or a more limited restricted-use report, based on who will review it and why.

Review Engagement Letter Language

Confirm the engagement letter does not suggest a predetermined value or outcome — independence language protects the report's credibility and admissibility.

Raise Deposition or Testimony Needs Early

If the matter may proceed to a hearing or trial, discuss availability and experience directly with your assigned appraiser before the assignment begins. This is confirmed case-by-case with the assigned appraiser — not guaranteed as a standard service.

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A quick summary of your situation, carried over to your appraisal request so you don't have to repeat yourself. Nothing here is saved unless you continue to Get Started.

Why do you need this appraisal? Required

Who are you? Required

Property Address Required

Intended User(s)

Who will rely on this report — you, an attorney, a lender, the court, etc.?

Effective Date

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Set Clear Expectations

Capability Guardrail

We want assignments scoped accurately from the start — this list separates what we can confirm as a standard part of our service from what needs to be confirmed directly with your assigned appraiser.

What We Can Confirm

Independent, USPAP-compliant residential appraisal reports
Current-date and retrospective (past-date) effective-date appraisals
Statewide coverage across all 159 Georgia counties
Direct communication with the appraiser assigned to your file
Reports formatted to support lender underwriting files and legal/hearing evidence presentation

What to Confirm Directly With Us

FHA- or VA-specific lending appraisal panel assignments
Bankruptcy-specific appraisal services
Guaranteed availability for expert-witness deposition or trial testimony — discuss case-by-case with your assigned appraiser
Any guarantee of a specific value, outcome, or case result

We do not advertise or guarantee these — ask your assigned appraiser directly during scoping.

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