Experience Quality and Credible reports from Reynolds Residential Appraisers! Trafton Reynolds is here to serve you for all of your OBX Appraisal Services needs. Since entering the appraisal business in 1997 and appraising over 300 houses per year, feel confident that we can accurately deliver the credible OBX Appraisal reports that you need.
After graduating college with a Business Management Degree, Trafton started out in the construction business to learn how houses were built from the ground up. After many years of hands on experience and working up to a Supervisor of new construction, Trafton is very familiar with the various degrees of quality, construction and building which has an influential result in his appraisal work.
As a Committee Member of the Outer Banks Chapter of the North Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition (NCPAC), and a member of the Outer Banks Association of Realtors we stay connected with other professionals and the latest developments in the local Real Estate environment. Reynolds Residential is a full service appraisal firm servicing all of Dare County and Ocracoke Island in Hyde County. We can handle all of your OBX Appraisal Services including Estate Planning, Refinance, Divorce, PMI removal and Real Estate Consulting.
Some of you might not know the process or people involved, but we are here to help serve you for any OBX Appraisal services
and consulting you might need. Most of the people involved in the transaction might be familiar, but the Realtor is the most common face of the transaction. The mortgage company provides the financial capital necessary to fund the transaction. The title company and attorney ensures that all aspects of the transaction are completed and that a clear title passes from the seller to the buyer.
So who makes sure the value of the property is in line with the amount being paid? There are too many people exposed in the real estate process to let such a transaction proceed without ensuring that the value of the property is commensurate with the amount being paid.
This is where Reynolds Residential comes in. An appraisal is an unbiased estimate of what a buyer might expect to pay – or a seller receive – for a parcel of real estate, where both buyer and seller are informed parties. To be an informed party, most people turn to a licensed, certified, professional appraiser to provide them with the most accurate estimate of the true value of their property.
It all starts with the Inspection. An appraiser’s duty is to inspect the property being appraised to ascertain the true status of that property. He or she must actually see features, such as the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, the location, and so on, to ensure that they really exist and are in the condition a reasonable buyer would expect them to be. The inspection often includes a sketch of the property, ensuring the proper square footage and conveying the layout of the property. Most importantly, the appraiser looks for any obvious features – or defects – that would affect the value of the house.