our lender sent Nicole for our FHA appraisal, was horrible, recommended we perform work that was not required. Could not provide FHA (HUD) guidelines for these recommendations. Upon searching out myself I found the work was not required and would have been a very expensive disaster if we would have followed the requirements. HUD people even asked me "where did you find this appraiser?" Our heating & cooling guy called her a joke. Raising our water tank and furnace off the ground an additional 18" could have cost us thousands of $$ and would have been a disaster and dangerous. The homes in the area she compared our home to was not even close bringing down the appraisal value. If your lender sends her out - refuse and request a knowledgeable appraiser. ...read more

Unfortunately I had a mortgage company use this firm for an appraisal. My house is in a cul de sac, yet the comps they provided, were older sales, on a main thorough fare and did not reflect any adjustment in value. While the most recent sale in my neighborhood, 2 doors away, identicle floor plan, which sold for roughly $60k more than the comps they included was not used as a comp. If you want an appraisal that does not include the most recent, most identicle comps and are looking for a diminished value, this is your firm. If you want an accurate appraisal IMO, stay away......very far away.... ...read more