Bradley Martin is very experienced and very knowledgeable. He's very thorough and professional in…read moreevaluating jewelry. He really knows his stuff

After getting engaged, the first order of business (after celebrating of course) was to get my…read moreengagement ring appraised by an independent party so that we could include it on our renter's insurance. Adam found Brad Martin through Yelp, and he was easily able to schedule an appointment to meet on a Saturday morning. I really, REALLY appreciated that Brad did the entire appraisal in front of us and my jewelry did not have to be sent away. He also doesn't buy or sell so he's about as independent as you can get. Throughout our meeting with Brad it was fun to learn about the diamonds and the gold. He even let us look in his microscope at some of the unique features on my stone. My favorite was one of my side stones has a fracture all the way across and it was so neat under magnification!! Brad's passion about gems was obvious throughout the appraisal. Plus, his appraisal paperwork was ready for us to take at the end of the appointment. Step 1 of going from Miss to Mrs... easy! I will always recommend Brad for jewelry appraisals.

I used this service to get a baseline appraisal for my mother's home after she passed away. He…read morearrived at the agreed-upon time and delivered the appraisal exactly when he said it would arrive. I did note a few errors in the description of some features of the property but he quickly fixed them and sent me a revised copy withing a couple of days. I have not sold the property yet, but I am confident his appraisal will be quite close to the eventual sales price.

We recently sold our home in Sparks, Nv. We waited over three weeks for this appraiser. When he…read morearrived at our home his first words were "you have over improved your property for the area" it will be difficult for me to find comps. We knew right from that moment we would receive an unfair appraisal and we did. He was hired by some lender in California. We finally received the appraisal over a week later of course much lower than the agreed upon sale price. It really was a joke, we have a work shop which was called a wood shed, our fireplace which is gas was called wood burning with an insert and the comps were no where near the quality of this home. Both realtors submitted more recent comps but Mr Appraisers pride certainly came into play and he wasn't going to budge. So sellers please beware and FIND out who will be appraising your home, this company cost us thousands of dollars

Faulty report by the appraisal. Seems like the appraiser spent 5 seconds with each roomread more

What an absolute joke of a company. I just had them appraise a home nearly $100k less than any home…read morein the area had sold, and even the comparable they listed showed that. The bad reviews on this company exist for a reason. Steer clear!!

If giving someone your money and having them talk down to you is your idea of a good time, then…read morethis is the lady for you. I cannot believe how she talks to me. I ask her a question (Which I'm paying her for) and she talks to me like a red-headed stepchild. Tells me to look things up myself and insists that she sends me things and to read it on my own. Thing is, she doesn't actually send the things she thinks she did. I go back through all my e-mails and there is NOTHING that she claims to have done. This happened numerous times. I'm livid on how she treats me and am sorry I ever used her in the first place. Even if she did do the things she claimed to do, there is no need for her to talk down to me. Maybe she's going through some stuff in her personal life right now, but there is no need for her condescending attitude. Also, all the time she spends talking smack, she could just cut and paste the info I'm asking for in way less time, but I guess that wouldn't make her feel so superior.

Lauralynn recently did appraisals on a number of items. We are extremely impressed with her…read moreprofessional attitude. She thoroughly researched each item, delving into the item's history, its current value, where it has been auctioned or sold, and where the artist's work is currently located. Layrlynn kept us apprised each step of the way as to what she was doing. Her communication was outstanding. She frequently checked in with us as to the progress she was making as well as the values that she was finding. We feel that Lauralynn and Art Mode are top quality and highly recommend the company to anyone seeking appraisals. Lauralynn is reliable and honest. We found communication with her to be easy. Lauralynn is friendly and professional. Her reports were detailed and thorough. The reports are easy to read and are perfect to share with an insurance company. Without hesitation, we will definitely hire Lauralynn in the future.

Jess and Roberta, (Team Crown) has been so easy to work with. I sold a rental property by owner…read moreafter my previous realtor dropped the ball twice. Most of my communication was with Jess and I would happily recommend their escrow services/ this Stewart Title office to everyone. These ladies are thorough and will take care of all of your needs. It was bittersweet signing away my home today, but happy for the first time home owner that will love and care for it the way I would. Their fee for their services are fair.

I was very impressed at the ease of managing our closing with Stewart title. Roberta Crown Rogers…read moreand her team did a great job of keeping the ball rolling and making sure we had everything we needed. I will be definitely using this team again in my next deal!

We needed insurance appraisals for our better jewelry. Brian is a GIA gemologist, and provided…read moredetailed appraisals with high quality color photos. These need to be updated every 4 years, and we just completed that process. This second round of appraisals were just as thorough as the first, and we continue to be pleased with the results. We recommend Brian without reservation.

Rocca Jewelry Appraisal was recommended to me by a diamond jeweler in New York City. Brian did a…read morecomplete and careful examination. The documentation/report he provided was excellent. I would not hesitate to recommend Rocca or use him again.

Stephanie in the…read morelast week We were forced to use Susan as our appraiser per our lender. We were overcharged for the appraisal by $550, so it costed us $895 for a local appraiser to appraise what was supposed to be our first home, plus she didn't use the right comps and based the comps off of manufactured homes and not single family residence. The listing agent sent in a rebuttal on the final appraisal, and Susan the appraiser said that she used the right comps and would not change the value amount. Now my family and I are out of the home due to this wrongful determination. I have worked in real estate for over 20 years and have never seen such a bad appraiser.

Susan Kabler was drawn from a pool of appraisers from our buyers lender. When the appraisal come…read moreback, (7 days later) it was nearly 20,000 less than the comps in our area. We did a complete remodel of our home from bathroom to kitchen and appliances with upgrades in every room! The appraisal was so inaccurate even the bank she was appraising for questioned its validity and returned her appraisal to correct her major errors. She still refused to correct her appraisal using the appropriate comps in our area. We will be telling our network of realtors and lenders to not use Susan. Buying and selling a home is stressful enough and to have your home you have worked so hard on be valued at an unreasonable amount puts another burden on your side. I hope this review helps and no one else becomes a victim of Susan Kabler.

Not impressed. We sold our townhouse. It is a community of 72 units of townhome/condos, surrounded…read moreby single-family homes - meaning there are not many like-for-like comparables. However, 2 townhomes in the neighborhood, with the EXACT same layout and extremely similar level of upgrades did sell within the past year: one for 445k, the other for $465k. We had agreed to an offer for $416,150, and the appraisal came back at $410k. Mr. Burke had the wrong square footage, he claimed the 445k lot had open space (it's the exact same layout, exact same corner building, maybe a view of "open space"?... however, ours has a view of downtown Reno...). When our realtors disputed the report, he just told us too bad, and he wouldn't adjust anything even though there was clear evidence he was in the wrong. Would NOT recommend - and this process feels illegal...that one person can set the market and ruin a deal, ESPECIALLY when there is precedence for the price. Burke's Appraisals, LLC, and Bay Equity Home Loans should be ashamed of this appraisal and of themselves.

This appraiser just killed my sale in Old Southwest Reno. He used an inaccurate and lower by 150 sq…read moreft to come in $25,000 below the sale price. Had he used the correct square footage as per county records, the value would have come in well above the sale price. He is either incompetent or has purposely used incorrect data. Our agent has tried to reach him but he has not responded.