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tom horn discusses the real estate appraisal industry and offers appraisal services for home purchases, refinances, fha loans, for sale by owner (fsbo) marketing appriasals, estate planning, divorce appraisals, probate, first mortgage loans, pmi reduction, and real estate appraisal consulting in the jefferson and shelby county alabama.
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If you want an FHA loan, you’ll have to do these 5 things

If you’re getting an FHA loan and want to make sure the appraisal goes off without a hitch make sure you pay attention to these 5 items.  If you don’t then it could delay the loan and your closing.  The appraiser has to make note of the items listed below, and if he/she cannot then [...] Related posts: What Red Flags Can Kill A Birmin..

Posted on 21 May 2012 | 9:05 pm

When is a bedroom NOT a bedroom?

A homeowner asked me a good question the other day about the appraisal I had done on her home.  They had been using one of the rooms in the house as a bedroom for their child, but in the appraisal I was not able to count it as a bedroom.  She asked me why. My [...] Related posts: What Red Flags Can Kill A Birmingham, AL Area FHA Appraisal? ..

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:35 pm

10 years of sales in the Liberty Park subdivision of Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Liberty Park is an upscale subdivision located in the city of Vestavia Hills, Alabama.  It is well recognized because of the Statue of Liberty replica that is located at its entrance.  The statue was originally made for the Liberty National Life Insurance Company in downtown Birmingham, however in 1989 it was moved to its current [...] Related po..

Posted on 15 May 2012 | 9:01 pm

How NOT to dispose of peeling paint for an FHA appraisal

I wanted to share a photo with you that I took recently of a home I was appraising.  It was for an FHA appraisal of an older house built prior to 1978.  You may wonder why the year 1978 is so important, so I will tell you.  It was in 1978 that lead paint was [...] Related posts: Is Peeling Paint Killing Your FHA Loan? FHA Appraisal Inspections R..

Posted on 9 May 2012 | 4:36 pm

A look at 10 years of unemployment in Shelby County, Alabama

An announcer on the radio several days ago stated that interest rate are at their lowest level ever, going back to when they began keeping records.  This is very good news for home buyers but it makes me wonder if it will have a significant impact on home sales.  Interest rates have been low for [...] Related posts: What 5 Years of house sales ca..

Posted on 7 May 2012 | 3:06 pm