Certified Residential Appraiser
Serving the Aspen area since 1986.
Specializing in new construction, single family homes, condominiums and vacant land.
Choosing an appraiser is a critical element in getting a report, which is both credible and reliable. It is not as easy as it seems. The marketplace is full of individuals claiming to be appraisers, who lack the necessary training, expertise, and appropriate appraisal related education. The appraisal market is full or dealers and collector, passing themselves off as appraisers, who are unqualified to render appraisal opinions. Choosing an appropriate appraiser to do an appraisal report, if the goal is to receive a credible and reliable appraisal report, is as critical in picking out ones doctor, if the goal is getting a satisfactory surgical result. The U.S. Court of Appeals, in the court case as referenced above, explicitly states that professional expert appraisers must have appraisal training, appraisal experience and appraisal education, which comes from appraisal organizations that have strict standards, to which their members must adhere.
The individual seeking a credible and reliable appraisal should only choose accredited, certified and designated appraisers because:
The Congress of the United States founded the Appraisal Foundation in order to protect the consumer and to provide the consumer with some assurance of appraiser competency and appraisal reliability. This organization regulates and controls the professional appraisal industry. The Appraisal Foundation, beginning in 1989, set forth the standards and practices that all appraisers, if practicing ethically, follow. These standards and practices are in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices, USPAP. Any individual seeking a credible and reliable appraisal should make certain that the appraiser of choice follows and adheres to USPAP. This is not an option -- it is mandatory. Typically, only