Family Homes Of Oregon Real Estate Svcs

Great, I was able to use their info.

Owner is a very nice guy who, although couldn't help me with my appraisal, helped me find another appraiser in the area.

Was unable to schedule service.

Appraisal went as expected and I was satisfied with the service.

Matt was quick to respond to my inquiry and straight forward in all our business. He was very efficient with his work and his appraisal was thorough. The property I had appraised included a unique house on large acreage. I was aware it would be difficult to find comps for this evaluation. I believe Matt went to great lengths to find useful comps. I believe Matt's many years of experience made it possible for him to judge how to use far flung comps to arrive at an accurate sales value for the property evaluated. I don't know how his rates compare to others - I didn't call anyone else. Matt's depth of experience is rare and valuable. Matt delivered his appraisal within the timeframe he promised and returned supporting materials to me as promised.

This was actually two appraisal for an estate. This was a difficult appraisal involving a vey large 5 BR home with two living areas. In addition there was another large 3 BR home. Matt did an excellent job and would highly recommend Family Homes of Oregon Appraisal Services

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Matt Gloege from Family Homes of Oregon agreed to appraise a rental home in Salem, Oregon. The appointment was set for June 3, 2014, less than one week after my initial call. Matt arrived on time and began his assessment immediately. He double and triple checked every measure and was extremely detailed in the inspection and with his documentation. Once he was finished inspecting he sat down with me. I had a list of upgrades I thought might be of benefit. From the inspection he knew I had a perimeter pump system but it was during the sit down he learned I had just replaced the pump one month prior, extending the warranty by 3 years. I'm not sure if any of the other receipts I produced increased my home's worth but I appreciate his patience and willingness to listen. I called Family Homes of Oregon because local real estate agents were unable to accurately assess my home's value. I was given valuations that varied by $100,000. Since my desire is to sell the discrepancy by the agents, each with over 40 years experience, made setting a price difficult. The appraisal was worth every penny because now I know my home's value. This affords me greater negotiating leverage and protects my interest from greedy agents. I am extremely impressed at the quality of the report. There is no doubt Matt is a pro. He knows this business inside and out and is extremely qualified. The report I received was professional, included color photos as well as suggestions for improvements. I would use Matt's services in the future and highly recommend him, especially with older homes. Thank you Matt!

It was not an easy job, as there are few "comParables" in the area and it is two large units on a difficult hilly lot. Matthew was quick to reply to my enquiry and able to conduct the appraisal quickly and throughly. I was happy with his method and thoroughness. I learned a bit from him about the property as I followed him around even. Appraisals are not cheap, so I didn't expect it to be. And I don't place a huge amount of stock in them in general. But this was a good and fair experience.

Very thorough and useful. Difficult place to appraise, but Matt handled it all very professionally. Work performed in a timely manner. Would enthusiastically recommend this company.

The experience has been very good. The first company I hired could not do the job, but Family Homes did the job so that is number one in importance to me. They got it done promptly and were timely. I met the guy and he was a good guy; I felt very comfortable using their service. I did not get the result I wanted to get, but that is not their fault.

I was pleased with them! They were very thorough and prompt of what they said they would be.

The owner of the surrounding property was giving us a chance to purchase it before listing it with a realtor. We were especially interested in the value of the land and told Matthew that was our main interest. Matthew Gloege came out to look at the property and house. He took careful measurements and photos of the house, but did not spend much time looking at the land. He promised to get an appraisal of the neighboring property back to us within a week. When a week passed with no report, we phoned, only to get his answering machine. We left a message asking when the report would be available and he did not get back to us for two days. He claimed that he was ill, and had not been able to get the report finished, but would finish it and get it back to us within 2-3 days. The same thing happened after another 2-3 days, and the pattern repeated itself at least twice more. I think we got the final report more than 3 weeks after Matthew first looked at the property. The report did a thorough job on the house appraisals, but I do not think Matthew had much experience with land appraisal. The comparable properties he chose were not in the same area, even though we suggested several nearby properties which had sold recently to look at to compare. We would have appreciated more honesty from Matthew about his areas of expertise (houses, not land), and a call from him when the appraisal was not going to be delivered in a timely manner. We made many calls to his answering machine, and had to wait days for a reply. It was a very frustrating experience, and when the report was finally delivered, he had greatly undervalued the land. We later hired another appraiser whose work confirmed this.

Mr. Gloege was here at the time expected. He performed his tasks with professionalism and competenance. He was thorough and knowledgeable. He was approachable and ready to answer any questions that we had. We received the results of the appraisal in the time expected. .

I was very pleased with his professionalism, the amount of time he spent to gather the information he needed and his timely preparation of his report. He is a personable knowledgeable appraiser and I would call on him again.He took many photos and asked questions to help fill out the impressions and facts he had at hand.

He was excellent. He called within 5 minutes of my email. It was very thorough and detailed.

Matt was very nice, and very down to earth. He was able to answer my questions, and I was satisfied with his answers. I pointed out the updates I've made, because I think that shows the property has been cared for, and he agreed. I would use his services again. I found Matt on Angie's list.

He did a really good job of pricing out all those things that needed to be fixed and so far it looks like he was really close in his estimate of all the repairs. He estimated, I think, about $36000 in repairs and from what I have seen when he broke it down it looks like he was pretty close to accurate. Specifically, I like that he broke down the prices of all the repairs that we needed to be done. He charged $450 for the appraisal. I have heard that some people are doing it as low as $350 or $400 for an appraisal. I don't know for sure if that price is accurate, but I have had other people and they got an appraisal for $400. Another one said it was $350, but they thought it was for an inspection and not an appraisal. He seemed a little high. He really went around the whole house, did measurements everywhere, and was very thorough. He was very responsive and very professional. He was very quick to come out. One of the reasons I did go with him is because I couldn't get a hold of another one that I had called. He took a week or so. He was right on with what he told me as far as time. It took him about a week to do all his comps and all that. He was right on what he said he would be.