Montana Real Estate Appraisals

Are you looking for a Montana Real Estate Appraiser to perform a Montana Real Estate Appraisal for one of your clients? You can narrow your search for Montana Real Estate Appraisers by choosing the county where the appraisal is to be performed. Once you do that Appraiser Scout will give you a list of qualified Montana Real Estate Appraisers that you can choose from. All the Montana Real Estate Appraisers listed are certified to perform Montana Appraisals.

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Montana Real Estate Appraisers/Describing the Site

Like other appraisers throughout the United States, the Montana real estate appraisal professional is responsible to accurately describe the subject site, when completing the uniform residential appraisal report, otherwise known as the URAR. Once the Montana appraiser scribes and calculates the subject site dimensions, and site area, and have determined the proper zoning and whether or not subject conforms to, or is grandfathered by the current regulations, they must then address the other physical characteristics of the site.

Montana real estate appraisers especially need to be conscious of a site's topography. Topography is the amount of slope a particular lot maintains. When considering a site's topography, it is good, to address whether there is a positive or negative slope away from the dwelling. This allows for proper drainage away from a property and helps eliminate potential foundation problems at a later time.

You cannot have discussion about a site without taking into account the view offered by that piece of land. Being that land is immovable, differences in view are a major factor for your Montana appraiser in determining value. Small factors such as, a northern or southern exposure, a corner location, building placement on adjacent lots, can have a major impact on the estimate of value. More predominant factors such as a waterfront, Greenbelt, Mountain View, or Valley view can play an important role in determining value.

Finally, your Montana real estate appraiser is required to determine the appropriate flood zone for the subject's site. Most appraisers, typically either maintain a full set of flood maps in the areas that they work in, or search the FMNA websites. Basically, flood zones are divided into four different types. Coastal or high wind zones are considered to be the most hazardous. A100 year floodplain is one where there is an accumulative 1% per year chance of major flooding occurring. A 500 year floodplain is one where there is a .05% per year chance of a major flood. And lastly, there is an X zone where no flooding occurs at all.

The Montana real estate appraiser will be fully aware of all major flood hazards in the areas in which they work.