Real Estate Appraisals with Ryan Dollens

In this episode of the Selling Fort Wayne podcast, hosts Tyler Morningstar and Kerri Morningstar speak with Ryan Dollens, certified residential appraiser and owner of Dollens Appraisal Services. Ryan talks about the real estate appraisal process and how they determine value. He also discusses a few types of appraisals.

 

"I realized an appraisal is a person’s personal opinion." - Kerri Morningstar [07:52]

 

"Our goal is to come up with what a typical buyer would pay for a property." - Ryan Dollens [19:24]

 

What You Will Learn:

[00:05] Intro

[01:20] Meet Ryan Dollens

[02:22] Requirements to be an appraiser

[04:28] Ryan’s process

[07:12] Number of appraisal he does a month

[07:43] Determining and adding value

[10:30] How to find comparables (comps)

[13:04] What is cut appraisal & Marshall Swift appraisal 

[16:35] The Tidewater process

[18:11] The effects of the current housing market

[21:31] Some examples

[25:33] Contacting Ryan Dollens

 

Resources:

• Contact Tyler at tylermorningstar@gmail.com and (260) 433-5385.
• Contact Kerri at kerrimorningstar@gmail.com and (260) 410-8294.
• sellingfwpodcast@gmail.com
• Tyler Morningstar on Instagram
• Visit Century 21 Real Estate
• Contact Ryan at ryan@dollensappraisals.com and (260) 479-5115.
• Visit Dollens Appraisal Services