 Residences
Acreage Properties Raw land up to 160 acres (Part of raw land zoning must include country residential - ability & local government approval to build a residence) Rental properties up to 4-plex Relocation Appraisals We do not do appraisals for: Farm, (where soil quality is considered, and/or crop income is capitalized into a current value), Commercial, Business Valuation, Business Equipment/Machinery, Personal Property. If you need any of the above types of appraisals, that our firm does not perform, please call as there is a 30 yr(+) industry veteran that we can refer you to.
Service Area: From the Edmonton area (which we also service): East to Vegreville Southeast to Camrose South to Wetaskiwin Southwest to Alder Flats West to Jasper & Grande Cache Northwest to Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Swan HIlls North to Barrhead & Westlock & Athabasca Northeast to Andrew & Redwater & Smoky Lake
Some of the communities we are in, or going through regularly include (in no specific order): Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Devon, Calmar, Carvel, Duffield, Kapasawin, Wabamun, Entwistle, Evansburg, Niton Junction, Edson, Marlboro, Mackay, Nojack, Hinton, Whitecourt, Mayerthorpe, Blue Ridge, Cherhill, Sangudo, Gunn, Alberta Beach, Rich Valley, Barrhead, Onoway, Calahoo, Westlock, Edmonton, St. Albert, Beaumont, Leduc, Nisku, Sherwood Park, Tofield, Bon Accord, Namao, Fort Saskatchewan, Gibbons, Tomahawk, Drayton Valley, Cynthia, Lodgepole, Breton, Alder Flats, Wetaskiwin, Radway, Fox Creek, Swan Hills, Waskatenau, Boyle, Athabasca. Counties we are in, or going through regularly include (in no specific order): Strathcona, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Barrhead, Athabasca, Smoky Lake, Westlock, Lac Ste Anne, Woodlands, Yellowhead, Parkland, Brazeau, Wetaskiwin, Leduc, Camrose, MD of Greenview, MD of Big Horn.
Why get an appraisal? aka: Real Property Appraisal
Note, if you are talking to a mortgage broker, or bank for a mortgage, line of credit, or personal loan, (new or to increase an existing product), and they advise they need an appraisal of your property, there's a very good chance, they already have an appraiser lined up to do the job. Save yourself some time and money, ask your broker or lender if they already have an appraiser in mind. If yes, then you don't need to call me, as you'd spend money on an appraisal your lender might not use. All that is left to do, is to negotiate with your mortgage broker and/or lender on who is going to pay for the appraisal.
Other Services:
Market information - geography specific, days on market specific, type of property specific, sale to list price ratios.
About us:
We are a two person firm. Rhonda George, the firm owner and full fledged licensed appraiser, has been appraising since August 2003, and has looked at and appraised over 5,560 properties, particularly acreage properties. Don George, her brother, joined Rhonda in April, 2008. Don has 20 years in and around the insurance industry, 15 of those years in the property & casualty insurance business, (home, auto, commercial) as a front line underwriter / sales rep, manager, and director of large teams for some of Canada's top property & casualty insurance companies and brokerage firms, based in Edmonton, Calgary, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario and Toronto. 13 of those 20 years has been as a manager or director, responsible for delivering on business plans, both revenue and cost control. Don has managed teams of up to 45 university educated insurance professionals at a time, delivering up to $8 million a year in revenue to his employer with the teams he managed. Don has extensive experience in personal home insurance and commercial properties, and over those 15 years, has underwritten or given oversight to, the underwriting of thousands of properties representing millions of dollars in premium volume, covering properties across Western Canada, the North, and in Ontario. Part of an appraiser's job is to start by figuring out what improvements cost to build, brand new. Don's insurance industry experience lends itself well to that part of the job, and to all of the analysis that is required in a credible result appraisal. Don is currently a Candidate Member with CNAREA and his work is reviewed & signed off upon by Rhonda George. Don is a graduate of Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta (now part of of the University of Alberta) with a BA in history - 1990. Don has 6 of 10 courses in the Chartered Insurance Professional program - CIP, and he has completed the CAIB designation (Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker) with honours academic standing in 2007. Don is 3 courses away from having his full fledged DAR designation - Designated Appraiser, Residential. As of May, 2012, Don has appraised over 2,400 properties. Our turnaround time is typically 48 hours from the time the actual inspection is complete. We are licensed by the Real Estate Council of Alberta, www.reca.ca .
We are members of the Edmonton MLS board and the West Central MLS board.
We are certified by and have designations from, the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers, www.cnarea.ca .
We have professional liability insurance for errors and omissions, through a group plan provided by CNAREA.
Contact: Don George BA, CM / CNAREA email: appraisals.dgeorge@gmail.com phone: 780 - 237 - 1646 fax: 780 - 665 - 7177 |