Whatley & Griffin Apprsl Services

First let me say the value arrived at by the appraisal was adequate for my needs. Second, let me say that I am not a appraiser and I don't know the rules and guidelines they must operate within. However, I felt that little effort was put into quantifying the actual market value of the property. If you pay $450 dollars, you'd like to feel like you got $450 worth of effort. The choice of comparable properties seemed poor. In an area full of 3 bedroom/ 2 bath town homes, it would odd to pick 2 bedroom / 2 bath townhomes as the comps. I felt there were characteristics of the various properties that had appreciable value that were not taken into consideration. e.g., brick exterior versus plain siding. Adjustments for square footage seemed low. The Fannie Mae method is 1/3 to 2/3 of the median sales price per square foot of the comparable sales. My comparables ranged from about 70 to 124 $/sq ft. The adjustment this appraiser used was $30.