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Before & After Real Estate Sandy Storm Damage Desk Appraisals SFR $750

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Real Estate Appraiser with Appraiser, Ken Rossman Cert General RZ3504

Before & After Real Estate Storm Damage (Hurricane Sandy, Etc. Desktop Appraisals Single Family Residence $750.00 & Up

 

I offer somewhat short desktop (but still comprehensive) form type reports which represents  significant cost savings over traditional narrative and even typical residential form reports, while essentially providing the same level of research, analysis and valuation methodology - presented in a logical, easy to understand format.  It is primarily targeted for non- (mortgage) lender type Real Estate Appraiser Appraisals assignments.

This format could ultimately save you quite a bit of money, while providing essentially the same level of usable information necessary to help you make an informed decisions. My Format is suitable for many, if not most purposes (intended uses): This offer is for storm damaged properties for insurance purposes.

We are a quality orientated  real estate appraisal firm serving Nassau County, Long Island and New York City. extremely experienced in appraising one and two family storm damaged or environmentally impacted  homes.

Appraising Real Estate on Long Island NY for Over Forty Years

Accurate, Reliable, Clearly Written Appraisal Reports By a Highly Seasoned Professional Real Estate Appraiser.

Fast Turnaround - 5 to7 (working) day average on most one and two family residential real estate appraisals of storm damaged properties (hurricanes, etc.)

Fee Schedule (one and two family residential - before and after appraisals insurance related for storm damage includes a direct sales comparison approach (market approach) and a cost approach with land value and the depreciated cost of the improvements.  $750.00 (if paid in two installment  half up front and the balance when complete or $700 if pre-paid)- single and two family desktop (you provide detailed before and after description of condition, modernization etc. and before and after digital interior and exterior photos, to the extant same are available. You also provide insurance adjusters, contractors and or FEMA estimates of the storm related damage to the extent same are available if you have none - contact me and we can discuss other possibilities).  Our storm damage appraisals consider and reflect entrepreneurial incentive as well as stigma damage in addition to the actual physical damage.

ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFIT/ENTREPRENEURIAL INCENTIVE
That cost in addition to the actual cost of repairs, to induce a purchaser to take on the obligation, aggravation and time commitment of overseeing the necessary repairs as well as additional unforseen repairs that are discovered in the process of repairing the subject property.

STIGMA COMPONENT OF DAMAGE:
Stigma damage is typically the difference between "impacted or contaminated," value and unimpacter (Fair) Market Value.  It represents the discount in addition to the cost to completely correct the problem as well as any residual stigma caused by uncertainty of any danger posed to the occupants even though the property has been sufficiently remediated to receive a "clean bill of health".  In this type of situation the property suffers from somewhat restricted salablility except at discount, because a typical purchaser would not pay market value after full disclosure (required by law) and assessment of the potential for health risks posed in the current situation or the fear of a potential for a repeat in the case of a storm, etc.  A typical purchaser when contemplating a purchase would be reasonably expected to offer less for an impacted property (water intrusion and damage) than they would offer for an identical "un-impacted" property.  In addition, the subject presently represents a higher mortgage risk since few lenders would lend against it in its present situation with full disclosure (which the law demands) at the same mortgage interest rate they would offer on an otherwise similar but un-affected property.  They would demand a higher rate to offset the perceived additional risk.  It may also be difficult to obtain insurance with full disclosure for the same reason.  The subject is likely to remain impacted by stigma to some degree for some time. Contaminated and water damaged properties unquestionably have a "stigma" attached to them.  An informed purchaser would be very reluctant to purchase except at discount due to the potential for health risk and the unknown potential length of the contamination (mold etc. behind walls etc.) period. The more uncertainty there is regarding the precise nature of the contamination, the more exaggerated will  be the probable negative effect on impacted properties.


I have previously appraised many impacted properties, many of which were settled with sealed settlements for damages.  In preparation for such assignments I have studied many Appraisal Institute Journal articles and monographs on this subject.  I have had extensive correspondence and/or discussed this phenomenon with numerous other experienced appraisers in several on-line real estate appraisal related E-mail discussion groups.  I have attended the Appraisal Institutes Seminar "Valuation of Damaged Properties/Detrimental Conditions in Real Estate" as well as their seminar "Measuring locational obsolescence due to contamination and/or fear".  Based upon information derived via the foregoing, The range of impact to value, attributable to "stigma damage" would run from approximately 5% to in excess of 70% of market value of the property in question.  The specific amount is dependent upon the degree of contamination, the types of contaminants involved, the anticipated length of duration as well as the physical distance separating the contaminated parcel from the waste site if applicable. 

Long Island and NYC commercial and industrial real estate (before and after storm damage insurance appraisals appraisals from $1,575.00).

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Anonymous
Tom

Ken, I am a homeowner on Long Island looking for a post-Sandy appraisal to fix my casualty loss deduction for my 2012 tax return.  It is not for insurance.

Using the method you describe in the blog will result in a "loss" approximately equal to the repair cost (maybe slighly higher), which is of no use for tax purposes.  I believe the loss is significantly higher, as houses in my area have been selling "as is", without repair, for considerably less than the insurance companies have been paying for the repairs.  I am looking for an appraisal valuation based on this "as is" sale criteria.

Is this something you can do as a desktop appraisal?

I already have an appraisal which was done for refinance purposes shortly before Sandy.

Thank you.

Sep 08, 2013 05:51 AM
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Kenneth M Rossman
Appraiser, Ken Rossman - Boynton Beach, FL
FL Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #RZ3504

Please call me 561-200-4478. Most damage estimates work out to the pre storm value less actual physical damage and less a further 15% (of the pre storm value) for entrepreneurial incentive and stigma damage. Example: pre storm value of $750,000 less physical damage say $125,000 = $625,000 less $112,500 (stigma damage and entrepreurial incentive) = post storm discounted value of $512,500. The before and after appraisal runs $700 for a desktop. An after only appraisal (assuming you have a usable before appraisal) would be $450, including updating the before appraisal to 10/15/2012 utilizing the FHFA HPI calculater.

Sep 08, 2013 06:13 AM