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Real estate appraisals in Central Valley
The San Joaquin Valley counties, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern, with the Sacramento Valley covered under Greater Sacramento. Agricultural property dominates, which puts water rights, Williamson Act contracts, and irrigation district boundaries at the centre of a valuation rather than at its margin.
What I appraise in Central Valley
Estate Appraisal
A retrospective appraisal establishing what a property was worth on the date of death.
Trust Appraisal
Independent valuation supporting a trustee’s duties: funding a trust, dividing assets among beneficiaries, accounting…
Divorce Appraisal
A neutral opinion of value for dividing real property in a marital dissolution.
Property Tax Appeal
An independent appraisal supporting a request to reduce an assessed value that has outrun what the property is actually…
PMI Removal
A current-value appraisal used to show a lender that the loan balance has fallen far enough below the property’s value…
FSBO / Pre-Listing Appraisal
An independent value opinion before listing, for owners selling without an agent or who want a number that is not…
Pre-Foreclosure & Short Sale Appraisal
Valuation supporting a short sale package or a pre-foreclosure workout, where the lender must be shown that the…
Relocation Appraisal
Appraisal on the relocation industry’s own form, used by employers and relocation management companies moving an…
Next step
Tell me about the property.
Most assignments start with a short call, property type, the purpose of the appraisal, and the deadline you are working against. You get a fixed quote before any engagement, never contingent on the value reached.
Typical commercial fees range $2,000–$4,000. Residential and simpler assignments quote lower. Every engagement is quoted in advance, so the figure is known before work begins.