2006-08-11 04:20:27 · 6 answers · asked by koala_usa2002 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
To address a couple misconceptions in some of the earlier answers:
1) Appraisals are *NOT* public documents! Due to USPAP (the professional ethics that appraisers are required by law to follow), appraisals and any information contained within the appraisal (including value) are to be kept stictly confidential. The only individual/entity that an appraiser can disclose this information to is their client and only their client (which is the individual who directly engaged the appraiser).
2) Sites like realestateabc.com and zillow.com do *NOT* give market values as estimated by an appraiser! These sites spit out comps in the area and give a ballpark estimate of what a home *might* be worth. However, federal regulations dictate that appraisals can only be done by licensed appraisers. Therefore, these sites to *not* give true market values.
3) The county assessor does *NOT* keep record of the market value of a house. They estimate assessed values...which are solely used to estimate the real estate taxes of a property. These values are not market driven. And as Airboy Hoss mentioned, they are usually much lower than the actual market value of the property.
You could do as Airboy Hoss suggests and do some of your own research by asking a real estate agent to run some comps for you. However, you will not be getting an appraised value of the house...like I said earlier, only an appraiser can do this.
Considering that appraisers are professionals who need to make a living, I think you're going to have very hard time finding one willing to do an appraisal for free. You may just want to pay out the extra money and get another appraisal done...at least you know you'll be getting it done right. And count your blessings...if you were having a commerical property appraised, the cost would be much, much more expensive!
2006-08-11 12:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yikes! The tax appraiser's office does not have the number you want. They usually low-ball the value to stay elected and the law-makers simply play around with the millage rate to raise tax revenue.
Invite a Realtor over, and tell them what you want. They can pull up comparable sales and give you a realistic current value of the home. It is not dishonest or manipulative if you tell the Realtor what you are looking for. They may accommodate you in the hope of obtaining a future listing.
2006-08-11 05:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Elwood Blues 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could check Zillow.com. Just type in the address. I'm not sure what you mean by 'another' appraisal. But if it's something like you've done some remodeling on it recently, you can also type that into Zillow and it'll show you how that changed the value of your home.
2006-08-11 04:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Appraisals are "public documents". You can go to the City Hall and look up the appraisals of any home.
2006-08-11 04:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by Scott D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
easy! Go to your citys tax appraiser and they have the value you are paying taxes on..it usually reflects very well the most up to date value of your home.You can also find out neighbors values too and what they are paying for taxes.
2006-08-11 04:30:06 · answer #5 · answered by dynamitewoman 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
go to: http://www.realestateabc.com/
and put in the homes address and it will show you the apprasial value, or you can go to your local county register of deeds/land tax office and they can give you the correct appraised value.
2006-08-11 04:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by littlebettycrocker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋