Our three step approach
A transparent, research-driven process that keeps you informed at every stage — so there are no surprises on your loan file.
Order an Appraisal📞 Call 817-267-8236Three steps to an accurate, defensible report
Whenever we receive a request for an appraisal through our website, you receive an immediate email confirming we have received the order. If you don’t get that confirmation within a few minutes, it means we did not receive your request — please call us if this happens.
Preliminary research
After confirming the order, each client request goes to our research department. We identify the subject property’s attributes and extract MLS sales from the immediate market area for the appraiser to consider. If there are any significant issues, we notify you immediately by email with our Preliminary Research Advisory.
Property inspection
Our initial research is based on tax office square footage — and those records are wrong more than half the time. So we promptly inspect the property to confirm living area, site size, physical condition and features. You may want to pause work on your loan file until we complete this inspection.
Final report
Once you direct us to complete the appraisal, we finish the report and email it to you. Our final opinion of value reflects what the property actually provides, based on the best comparable sales available from publicly verifiable sources.
The “halfway point” option
If we still have an issue after we have completed our property inspection and final research, we will email you a Property Inspection Advisory. This letter gives you the option to have us stop at the “halfway” point or to complete the full appraisal report.
If you direct us to stop halfway, we provide a fifty percent refund and a Desktop Appraisal with a range of value. This option also applies if we discover a problem at the property that was not apparent during preliminary research.
Tax office records are wrong more than half the time — that’s exactly why our on-site inspection matters before you finalize a loan file.
Have questions about timing or pricing? Review our fee list or read the frequently asked questions.
How Our Home Appraisal Process Works in DFW
Place your order online or by phone, we inspect the property inside and out with a measured floor plan — never a drive-by estimate — and your USPAP-compliant report is delivered electronically in three business days or less.
It is the same proven three-step approach we have used across Dallas–Fort Worth since 1977. Order an appraisal, review the fee list, or read our appraisal FAQs.
Real estate appraisers serving 14 North Texas counties
Local appraisal expertise across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex — from our office in Bedford, near DFW International Airport.
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Accurate, defensible reports from the most trusted appraiser in the Metroplex.
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