John Hooks is the epitome of professionalism and expertise in the arena of appraisal and real…read moreestate analysis. I've been a licensed Realtor since 1986, with the opportunity to work with possibly hundreds of appraisers in that time. John has always had an accurate approach to the individual property, as well as the overall marketplace. I trust his deep knowledge and extensive experience and would rely on him to evaluate my own home. It only gets better, as he's a super nice guy, as well! Kathy, John's office manager, has always provided exceptional customer service. I can't recommend John and his office highly enough! So grateful to have the opportunity to work with a true professional whenever lucky enough to have him on the assignment!

They were rude and unprofessional on the phone Spoke with the secretary and Mr Hooks Stay…read moreaway

Doug knows and understand housing market in Venice and Santa Monica. He is professional, easy to…read morecommunicate with, and punctual. I found him many years ago on Yelp and used him for a house in Venice. I really liked working with him and I used him again for a house in Santa Monica last month. I'll call him again in the future if we need an appraisal.

Doug was great to work with, and provided an accurate and on-time appraisal to my family for estate…read morepurposes. From the start, the communication was pleasant, helpful and straightforward. I had full confidence in Doug upon first speaking with him, and I'm happy to share that Doug proved himself every bit as personable, competent and reliable as I had hoped from reading other reviews. The price was entirely fair, and the appraisal reflects Doug's high level of competence and professionalism. I highly recommend Doug if you want an appraiser who's pleasant to work with, and who delivers an appraisal on-time at a reasonable price.

Phil has helped me with multiple real estate appraisals over the past 5 years in manhattan beach,…read morehermosa beach, san pedro, redondo beach, and playa vista which were needed for investment and/or tax purposes. He shows up on time and is super respectful during the inspection, then quickly provides a very detailed and thorough appraisal report. When I've had questions about any of the comps or anything in the report, he makes him self available to go over all of my questions or concerns. One other appraiser from this company who's name is escaping me has done an appraisal report for my family a while back, and he was very professional as well. This is my go to real estate appraisal resource in my area (south bay).

Last month I needed an appraisal. I called Philip and explained my situation. He was able to…read morecomplete the appraisal quickly and at a very reasonable price. I will absolutely use him again in the future and I would highly recommend him if you need a real estate appraisal.

I requested two (2) appraisals from Northstar Appraisal Services (NAS)…read more John Grichine and his NAS staff were efficient, timely and thorough. NAS provided and delivered the requested Real Estate reports as contractually specified. This was a key attribute in selecting NAS. The current day report was very detailed and thorough . The retro-active report was thoroughly researched. My particular requested reports were within 2% of other appraisal services, which is well within a statistical margin (SME) of report to report assessment / deviation. I found Northstar Appraisal Services to be very professional, extremely knowledgeable, very easy to communicate and work with. I will recommend this very professional team to others seeking an accurate appraisal of Real Estate. I look forward to working with John and his NAS Team again.

All in all, pretty quick and professional…read more I needed a house appraised due to a death in the family. I researched on Yelp and came across Northstar. Good reviews led me to reach out via Yelp to ask for details. After we chatted about our needs, we agreed on a date the next available time the following week. That date came and went. No body showed up and no call, email, or contact attempted by them. I reached out the following day as this was a relatives house and was told that 'the person assigned, got into an accident and didn't make it.' Additionally, the accident wasn't reported to the boss so he only found out when I complained. I hoped the person who got into an accident was okay, but would have appreciated notification. The follow-up appointment for set for the following week. They showed up and did the work. Another week later I followed up about report status. I was told it should be ready the following week. The report was sent and appears complete and what I needed. I have sent it off to the county recorder and will update this review if the appraisal is missing any required parts. The process cost $425 and took 1 month to complete.

I needed appraisals for three homes and contacted this company for help. They got to work right…read moreaway, and within just a few days, I had all three appraisals completed. The customer service was excellent--everyone was professional, friendly, responsive, and a pleasure to work with. Their pricing was also extremely fair, especially for the quality and speed of the service. I truly appreciate how easy they made the entire process. I will definitely work with them again in the future. Thank you so much for the excellent service. Highly recommended!

Don has been providing appraisal services for Private Money Lenders for many years, and he has…read morealways been a pleasure to work with. He is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and reliable. Don is also very responsive and can provide a comparable sales (comp) check and complete an appraisal in a very timely manner. I highly recommend Don to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and dependable appraiser.

Alan Fradkin of Fradkin and Associates was very easy to work with. His price was fair. I thought he…read moredid a very good job. He was punctual, prepared, and had a large amount of experience in the area where our house is. He produced date of death home appraisal report in less than 2 days. It has a lot of detailed descriptions, photographs, and was very comprehensive. The comparable properties seemed very appropriate. I would not hesitate to hire Alan again and will recommend him to others.

Alan Fradkin did an appraisal on a 5 unit townhouse property in South Redondo beach in October 2019…read morefor us He was very professional and both my accountant and attorney were impressed with the work. I may need appraisals for estate planning next year and would not hesitate to use him. Also, he is very knowledgeable in genealogy and was able to research my family.

After a recent death in the family, it was suggested to get my father's house appraised. After…read moresearching around the internet, I came across So-cal Quality Appraisals. The reviews for them looked good so after a brief phone conversation with Steve, I decided to go forward with them to appraise the property. Steve showed up exactly on time and explained exactly what he would be doing in detail. Now, I don't have any experience getting an appraisal done, so this was all new to me but Steve went over everything in detail, taking pictures of all the rooms, measuring exact dimentions of the house, etc. Steve was very professional & courteous. He explained everything to me in a way I could understand easily which was really appreciated. I would highly recommend Steve at So-cal Quality Appraisals and would not hesitate to use them again in the future.

We've used So-Cal Quality Appraisals twice now for appraisals of my parents house. The first time…read morewe used him was to backdate the appraisal to the date of my mother's death. Steven took his time with both the home visit and with his research and was able to provide us with a solid appraisal. This was important to establish the value of the home in the case my father decided to sell his home as he now had a better baseline to reduce any capital gains tax. We recently used Steven again for an back dated appraisal to my father's death. Although Steven had a lot going on, he made the time to come out to do the appraisal while both myself and my sister were present. We received the second appraisal within a week and were very satisfied with the work he did. I highly recommend Steven for both his knowledge and service level. A+++++

I wanted to shed some light on the Leti B review. We are going thru a divorce and have 2 properties…read moreto sell or divide. I asked a real estate agent to give me a fair market analysis so I would get an idea what they were worth. He did and explained that there was not too many homes exactly like ours to compare with. But, did the best he can. He advised me that the best thing to do was to hire an Appraiser Just like the banks do. So I hired this service. I explained that it was for a divorce but did not say who wants to get what. I wanted an honest appraisal. When I got my files jennifer also mentioned that the comparables sold in the area were not exactly like ours. She said her quotes were fair on both properties. That's all I could ask for. I gave the report to Leti B. and she did not like the numbers. I told her to hire another appraiser, but I guess she didn't want to. Like a month later she tells me that a couple real estate agents told her that the numbers were not right. She gave me a print out of comparables used by an agent and when I looked them up... they were not like our properties. That's the same thing she's complaining about in her review. We all have to understand that the housing market changes frequently. I know that what a property is worth today.. may not be what it's worth a month from now. I don't understand why Lety B. Thinks she knows more than an appraiser of almost 20 yrs. I think Jennifer did a good job. She's professional, on time and thorough. I would definite recommend her.

I was refereed Jennifer through a friend of mine, Jennifer assisted me with an appraisal of the…read moreestate of my parents' home in Westminster. She is extremely knowledgeable, thorough and helpful, asked us all appropriate questions. She also answered all questions to the matters that we were not particularly familiar with. She really did an amazing job by providing an accurate and detailed report in a timely manner. I had her use photos from the MLS. The fee was reasonable for the quality of work she had provided. It was all done within a week. I would strongly recommend her to anyone for such professional service!