Author Archives: Denham Springs Home Appraisers

Could not agree more with Debbie Gartner’s post on hardwood flooring to help sell your home. She has awesome suggestions to fit limited budgets also. If you’re preparing your Tulsa home for sale, please take time to read this! Baton Rouge Real Estate News‘s insight: As a Denham Springs Home Appraiser, I would agree that higher quality “real” hardwood floors do help sell your home, NOT that cheap, thin $1.50/sf installed wood laminate flooring. CARPET IS OUT and many homes I inspect don’t even have carpet any longer, especially rental properties. I would say that in lower priced homes, cheaper Continue reading How hardwood flooring can help you sell your Denham Springs home→

Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate: Why No Extra Value for $40,000 Metal Workshop Homeowners sometimes LOSE when installing “Personal Preference” features! I just received a call from man that just had an appraisal completed on 1 acre plus 1800sf home with $40K workshop in Walker Louisiana. The appraisal didn’t give any extra value for workshop and stated that no other comps with a similar building could be found proving the market actually gives value for such a workshop…. See on activerain.com

A Lax Home Inspector Is Not An Agent’s Friend–  “Hey Doug, Thanks for the offer. Who’s doing your client’s home inspection”? When my buyer asks for a vendor recommendation, I suggest inspectors who are considered “tough” by the agent community. “Hey Doug, Thanks for the offer. Who’s doing your client’s home inspection”? When my buyer asks for a vendor recommendation, I suggest inspectors who are considered “tough” by the agent community. Why not use Mister EZ Pants, he never “kills deals”? Let’s examine why a lax home inspection may lead to a major headache down the line. 1) Professional home Continue reading A Lax Baton Rouge Home Inspector Is Not An Agent’s or Home Buyers Friend→

Beau Chene Subdivision Denham Springs Home Sales 2012 This Western Livingston Parish real estate market data provided by Bill Cobb Appraiser of Denham Springs Home Appraisals. Denham Springs population 10,375, 19% growth since 2000. Since mid 1990’s, rapid residential and commercial development. Draw to Western Livingston is well performing public schools and lower priced housing. Livingston Parish is one of the fastest growing Parishes in Louisiana. Beau Chene was developed around the year 2000. Beau Chene Home Price Trends: 2011 5 SALES: Versailles Sales: 5 sales, Median Sales Price $119,000, Avg Sold Price Per Square Foot:$90sf, Listing Price To Sales Continue reading Beau Chene Subdivision Denham Springs Home Sales 2012→

Americans are not Shopping Smart for Mortgage Loans Homeowners appear to be less than savvy shoppers when it comes to finding a mortgage to purchase or refinance their homes. A new study from Fannie Mae suggests that consumers could save money and find a more financially sustainable mortgage if they shopped more effectively. Further, the study showed that higher income consumers were more likely to do more research and approach the search for a mortgage more efficiently. For example, lower income survey respondents were more likely than those with a higher income to have obtained a quote from only one Continue reading Denham Springs Homeowners are not Shopping Smart for Mortgage Loans→