Mr. Mariani was friendly and nice. He went about his business and asked a couple questions. The initial process was fine. When we received a copy of the appraisal, there were multiple errors concerning our home, as well as errors in the comparables that greatly affected the value of the appraisal. The most egregious error was that Mr. Mariani grossly underestimated the square footage of our home. I submitted evidence 4 times to get all the errors corrected, most of which were taken care of. Mr. Mariani did adjust the value of the appraisal, but still did not appropriately fix the square footage in the report. After several attempts at submitting evidence to the bank, I eventually had to give up and chose to go with a different lender.
Description of Work: Mr. Mariani was contracted by our bank to perform a home appraisal. He came and spent about 20 minutes taking a picture of each room. He then went outside and measured our townhouse. In all he spent less than 30 minutes doing an appraisal on our house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0
$375
Jolie G.
05/2012
5.0
real estate appraisal
+ -1 more
When I explained my situation to Mr Mariani, he explained that most lenders use their own appraisers, so there's a chance I'd end up paying for an appraisal twice if I didn't check with my mortgage broker first. It turned out he was right, and he saved me a few hundred dollars. I definitely appreciate the honesty!
Description of Work: I'm going to refinance my home and knew I needed an appraisal to do so, but I hadn't really done any research beyond that. I called to get information about the appraisal.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
RICHARD M.
03/2004
5.0
real estate appraisal
+ -1 more
MR. ORRIE MARIANA WAS A JOY TO HAVE WORKED WITH. HE EXPLAINED WHAT HE WAS DOING, ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND WITH RESPECT. NOTHING WAS TOO DUMB TO ASK. I FELT HE WAS A TRUE PRO.
Description of Work: APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY RELATED TO HOUSE PURCHASE, THEN AGAIN TO APPEAL ASSESSMENT.
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MARIANI KAUFMAN & SAVASTANO LLC is currently rated 3.2 overall out of 5.
No, MARIANI KAUFMAN & SAVASTANO LLC does not offer free project estimates.
No, MARIANI KAUFMAN & SAVASTANO LLC does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, MARIANI KAUFMAN & SAVASTANO LLC does not offer a senior discount.
No, MARIANI KAUFMAN & SAVASTANO LLC does not offer emergency services.
No, MARIANI KAUFMAN & SAVASTANO LLC does not offer warranties.