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My $.02 on things, to be taken at face value. Will you always agree with me? Probably not, but that is what makes all of this so much fun!
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I am an appraiser in the Huntsville Texas area...recently I went to a house in Livingston about an hour from me...sounds far, I know but here in Texas things are far....but that's not what this is about... The order I received from a Management company was for a purchase...I called the owner to s...
07/31/2012
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I started my day today thinking about how lucky I am...turning away appraisal work because I have more than I can handle...relatively good health and a loving husband and family... The family of Michael Berry is not so lucky.  Over the weekend Michael Berry, just shy of 24 years old...a former Ma...
07/24/2012
ActiveRainers...appraisers are currently pushing a petition to encourage the Feds to clarify new regulations regarding fair and customary fees. As you may have noticed....appraisal fees to home buyers have risen but actual fees to praisers have declined causing appraisal quality to suffer therefo...
04/13/2011
Huntsville area residents: You can get rid of your old computers, computer parts and accessories, printers, monitors, etc. for free!  TheCity of Huntsville is sponsoring their ewaste recycle day tomorrow, April 2nd.   Take your items to their location at 590 I45 N.    9 am - 1 pm  April 2nd.Items...
04/01/2011
I'm so happy to welcome Anna DeMoss to Active Rain.  Anna has all those wonderful qualities necessary for a good appraiser.  She cares deeply about doing an honest, accurate, thorough appraisal in a timely manner. Anna is someone I go to to discuss the ins and outs of the appraisal business here ...
01/17/2011
As an appraiser in the Huntsville Texas and surrounding areas I am all over on a weekly basis.  Often times I see properties with castoff furniture, appliances and miscellaneous items on the curb or yard waiting for the trash company to come and pick them up. I always wonder if the people know th...
11/14/2010
The other day I received a phone call from an individual looking for an appraisal on a property here in Huntsville, TX. The client was getting ready to place an offer on a house.  I was excited to get the call as these types of assignments are better than the one you typically receive from a mana...
09/09/2010
My understanding is that FHA requires appraisers be paid fair and customary fees...and that this does not include fees paid by AMC's. Okay, I thought, we are making progress...ha...just when does this start? When I inspect a house that is for FHA the inspection time is doubled for me.  My inspect...
07/22/2010
I am a transplanted real estate appraiser from San Jose, CA and I know I'm home!  I moved here in October of 2009.  As I blogged about before the people here are wonderful and so friendly. I immediately felt at home..a litle lonely sometimes for my family who are all in California but still at ho...
01/26/2010
I am so happy to welcome and introduce Barbara Bunyard to Active Rain!  Please, let me tell you how special Barbara is.... Recently I moved to the Huntsville Texas area after being a real estate appraiser in California.  I am here trying to build my appraisal business and I'll tell you it's slow ...
12/05/2009
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