This appraiser should not be allowed to do FHA inspections. This guy almost ruined the purchase…read moreprocess for us because he did not understand the requirements for FHA. It took almost 3 weeks for the appraisal to arrive and it was inaccurate and felt thrown together. He never stated the appropriate requirements for FHA for the house to pass and after repeated attempts for clarification and addendum to his original report, we gave up. Quite a waste of $450. I would definitely not recommend working with appraiser due to inexperience, lack of pride in his work, unwillingness to cooperate, and overall (what appeared to be) laziness. I don't like calling people out, but I read other reviews (which look like they have been deleted) that said the same thing about this appraiser and I was VERY dissatisfied.

If you have PMI on your loan and want it off your mortgage you are going to need your house…read moreappraised. In most cases if you have 20% equity it should come off but guess what? You're bank isn't going to offer that info to you. This is where Pete comes in handy. I got my mortgage insurance off of my loan and I save hundreds of dollars every month.

seemless business transaction. paid online, a Mr. Harr did an appraisal few days later. I got a…read morereport the same day. appraiser is selected impartially by appraiser management company; neither buyer nor seller is allowed to pick, so Effort doesn't need to care about any customer reviews. but I had a good experience, so I share.

Aside from the fact that the appraiser showed up wearing a mask... on his chin and refused to wear…read moreit correctly, although he was walking all through my home, I am giving them 1 star because they grossly undervalued my home. How is it that my direct neighbor sold for 700k, a house down the street with the same layout is in escrow for 749k, yet my house with a brand new roof, paint, windows, landscape, flooring, kitchen, and central air appraises for 620k. These guys are a sham, and I am beyond pissed off that I paid for them to basically screw me over with my refinance.

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.

Paul has appraised several properties for me in the past couple of years, each time he provided a…read morethrough and professional appraisal report at a very reasonable price in a timely manner. He works hard to make sure the comps are accurate and relevant and not just the first 5-10 results off the internet. Very happy with his services and would not hesitate to use him again.

The good: I was able to make an appointment with Paul within two weeks of calling. He showed up…read moreearly and got started right away. Unfortunately, he did not get my proposal to me on time. I had to request it a couple of times and finally received it over 3-weeks later. The bad: His appraisal came in really low. The house is in great shape, remodeled and received two comps from two separate Realtors that were shocked by his proposal. He was way off and I'd be a fool if I used his numbers. The house could have been cleaner at the time; but we were in the middle of packing. Still a trained eye should be able to overlook it; especially when he is supposed to look at sq footage, upgrades, the area and comparable sales. It felt like a stab in the dark with his number. I made the request that he re-evaluate and consider raising his appraisal to at least the mid-upper range from the eight market comparisons provided within the 3/4-mile radius. On two separate occasions he said he just got back in and would get back to me. He never did and I finally gave up on this guy. This appraisal was a waste of time and money and would go elsewhere for your appraisal needs.

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+++++