You need to know what your Escondido home is worth, and an online estimate will not do. You may be selling without an agent, passing a house between family members, or arguing your property tax assessment. A residential appraisal gives you a documented opinion you can put in front of someone.
What kinds of homes do you appraise?
- Single-family homes, from historic houses to master-planned neighborhoods
- Condominiums and townhomes
- Two-to-four-unit properties
- Mobile and manufactured homes (tell us whether the land comes with it)
- Vacant residential lots
Older homes in the Old Escondido Historic District, a City district of about 900 homes built from the mid-1880s, are compared on age, restoration and original features. Homes in Rancho San Pasqual, a master-planned community clustered to preserve hillsides, are compared on site as well as size.
For a look at the Escondido market in one recent month, see the service area page.
Why do Escondido owners order one?
Can I appeal my San Diego County assessment?
Filing closes November 30. Per the Assessor's appeal guidance, appeals of the regular assessment are filed between July 2 and November 30. A supplemental assessment must be appealed within 60 days of the bill's mailing date. The appeal goes to an independent board appointed by the Board of Supervisors, and the board does not consider a sale more than 90 days after the date being valued.
The State Board of Equalization says a lien date appeal is about the value on January 1, so the appraisal addresses that date. The application is form BOE-305-AH, from the Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board.
Selling, or a private or family transfer
The asking price rests on comparable sales, and both sides start from the same neutral number.
Refinancing
The lender decides which valuation it accepts. Ask before ordering.
Estate, probate or divorce
These carry their own dates. See estate, probate and divorce appraisals.
How does it go?
- You call or send the form with the address, property type, approximate size and purpose.
- The appraiser measures and photographs the home and notes its condition and improvements.
- Comparable Escondido sales are adjusted for differences, and you receive the report with the opinion of value.
The work follows USPAP, the standards appraisers work under. That does not mean a lender, assessor or court must accept the report for a particular use.
What does it cost?
The property, the scope and your deadline set the fee, and we give it to you before any work starts. The VA's published $750 fee is a program fee for VA-loan appraisals and not our price; the cost article explains it.
What should I send?
- The Escondido address and property type
- What the report is for, and who will read it
- Approximate size, and any improvements
- Your deadline, and how the appraiser can get in
Call 442-248-3110 or request a quote.