Trahan Real Estate Service

read moreJoin our Appraisal Staff! *Certified/FHA required. Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the TRES (Trahan Real Estate Services) appraiser panel of independent contractors. Our company is a real estate service provider that has been in business since 1962. Please fill out the entire application and fax or email it back as soon as possible. Two recently completed sample reports. Your prompt attention is greatly appreciative since we are currently adding additional fee appraisers on to highlight our many areas of expertise.

read moreA Desktop Appraisal is done from our office and we never view the property being appraised, the comparable properties, or the neighborhood personally. We do use a multitude of online resources and any descriptions you provide in our appraisal, and we have a broad understanding of the market areas we appraise in. In most cases, this appraisal type is as accurate as the Exterior / Drive-By Appraisal but it sometimes does not satisfy some third parties, such as the IRS.

read moreAn Exterior / Drive-By Appraisal is an appraisal where the extent of the appraiser's data for a property is based on an inspection from the exterior-front of the property and any other data available to the appraiser, such as public record, the local multiple listing service, or the client themselves. The appraisal is reported on the same form as the Short Form Appraisal since a first-hand detailed description of the property is not possible.

read moreAdditionally we are currently accepting orders by FAX or email. We will fax you confirmation tomorrow to verify that we have received your order. Please call us at (508) 995-9079 if you do not receive our fax confirmation. The borrower or contact person should be contacted within 24 hours to schedule the inspection appointment if necessary. Residential reports should be delivered in approximately 3 days from the date of the inspection subject to the receipt of all necessary information and data required to prepare the report.

read moreThere are three approaches to value that can be used in an appraisal report. The appraiser selects the option that best reflect the actions of buyers in the market area where the property being appraised is located. In the significant majority of residential appraisals in our market area (and likely throughout the country), property values are derived solely using the Sales Comparison Appraisal to Value which relies on paired sales analysis. Paired sales analysis is a method of estimating the amount of adjustment for the presence or absence of any feature by pairing the sales prices of otherwise similar properties with and without the feature in question.