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What are the parts of an appraisal?

Purchasing real estate can be the most serious transaction many might ever encounter. Whether it's where you raise your family, a seasonal vacation property or a rental fixer upper, the purchase of real property is an involved financial transaction that requires multiple people working in concert to see it through.


Practically all the parties involved are very familiar. The most known face in the exchange is the real estate agent. Next, the bank provides the financial capital required to fund the deal. Ensuring all details of the sale are completed and that the title is clear to transfer to the buyer from the seller is the title company.

So who makes sure the value of the property is in line with the amount being paid?   In comes the appraiser.   We provide an unbiased opinion of what a buyer might expect to pay - or a seller receive - for a parcel of real estate, where both buyer and seller are informed parties. A professional North Carolina licensed appraiser from Choice Realty will ensure you as an interested party are informed.

Inspecting the subject property

Our first task at Choice Realty is to inspect the property to determine its true status. We must actually see aspects of the property, such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the location, amenities, etc., to ensure they indeed exist and are in the condition a typical buyer would expect them to be. To ensure the stated square footage has not been misrepresented and illustrate the layout of the home, the inspection often entails creating a sketch of the floor plan. Most importantly, we look for any obvious features - or defects - that would affect the value of the property.


Cost Approach


Sales Comparison

Appraisers are intimately familiar with the communities in which they work. We thoroughly understand the value of specific features to the homeowners of that area. Then, the appraiser looks up recent transactions in the neighborhood and finds properties which are 'comparable' to the real estate at hand. By assigning a dollar value to certain items such as upgraded appliances, additional bathrooms, an additional living area, quality of construction, lot size, we adjust the comparable properties so that they are more accurately in line with the features of subject.

At Choice Realty, we are experts when it comes to knowing the value of particular items in Concord and Cabarrus County neighborhoods. The sales comparison approach to value is most often given the most importance when an appraisal is for a home purchase.

Valuation Using the Income Approach

In the case of income producing properties - rental houses for example - we may use an additional approach to value. In this scenario, the amount of income the real estate yields is taken into consideration along with other rents in the area for comparable properties to give an indicator of the current value.

Coming Up With the Final Value
