KO Appraisal
Real estate appraisals in San Francisco Bay Area
The nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma. This is the one region outside Southern California where he inspects in person, having practised here for years, and 24 Bay Area cities have their own pages.
What I appraise in San Francisco Bay Area
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.