What can I expect to see in my appraisal report?

Each report must reflect a credible estimate of value and will document the following:

• The client and other intended users.
• How the appraisal is supposed to be used.
• The appraisal's purpose.
• Precisely what "value" attribute is being reported and what that value means.
• The effective date of the appraiser's opinions and conclusions.(Sometimes this is in the past or maybe the future for new construction!)
• Relevant property characteristics, including: location, physical characteristics, legal attributes, economic attributes, the property rights in question, and non-real estate items included in the appraisal, such as personal property, trade fixtures and even intangible factors.
• All known easements, restrictions, encumbrances, leases, reservations, covenants, contracts, declarations, special assessments, ordinances, and other items of a similar nature.
• Division of interest, such as fractional interest, physical segment and partial holding.
• The scope of work considered when completing the appraisal.