Residential

The requirements for being a residential home appraiser will vary depending on the state that someone is operating in – especially in terms of the certifications required. Having said that, the process will roughly be the same everywhere.

A home appraiser will consider a wide range of factors about the property in question, particularly concerning its age. They will spend a significant amount of time on-site, looking at the quality of things like the foundation, the roofing and more. They’ll likely examine the interior to get a closer look at things like windows, doors and plumbing.

But a key part of their job is taking the entire lot into consideration – meaning that they’ll carefully examine the whole plot of land as well. They’ll look at the front and back yards in terms of their size, along with permanent landscaping and other elements like decks or pools