[StBernard] Appraisal Opinion of Value - can rarely be changed.

[Westley Annis]

Thanks for the info John.

Yes, I could not really give you accurate info because I had not had to deal
with that since my dad's death.  I'm more than certain the Road Home's'
"appraiser" did not bother to measure and he probably did not walk in or see
the addition on the back.

Thanks again,
Jim





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	Jim,
	
	Yes, as was required by Road Home, I did your mom's house using the
Form
	2055, but I did measure it to verify the square footage and other
specs.
	Though it was not required, you told me you were uncertain of the
specs and
	I had nothing else to go off of, so I thought it best to measure it
and
	confirm what was there by adding the sketch page to the appraisal
report.
	(This is something the Road Home appraisers do NOT do)
	
	There are some who I have appraised for where it was not necessary
to
	measure their home because they had good information on their
property or I
	was able to find previous listings in the realtor's MLS that
confirmed
	square footage and other specs - and some listings even had
pre-Katrina
	photos of the home.
	
	As I've stated in previous postings, if you learn the Road Home has
inferior
	spec data on your home, then you need to bring that to their
attention and
	demand they revaluate your property based on what was there...in
fact, they
	are required by law to base your valuation on accurate specs (i.e.
square
	footage of living area, lot size, number of bedrooms and baths,
condition,
	etc.).
	
	John