Understanding Appraisals with Diana Roberts

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We spent time with a real-life appraiser.

Please watch the video below to learn more about Austin appraisals and the appraisal process. Our guest speaker was Diana Roberts from the Appraisal Shop and blakeanddiana.com. Diana specializes in luxury valuations, completing nearly 400 reports per year. Definitely worth the watch

Topics include:

• How to NOT communicate with an appraiser

• What it takes to get an appraisal license

• Understanding what an appraiser does and the valuation process

• How to get a home ready for an appraiser

• How an appraiser looks at comps vs how an agent looks at comps

• How TO communicate with an appraiser

• The appraiser is your friend, not foe

• Dealing with off-market transactions