Possible Future Pool... or gravesite

EO Negative... or Positive

Not Really a Fail but more of a "oh, that's nice"

The day that Snoop Dogg was an appraiser

Real Estate Fail Blog Revival!

Years ago I started collecting funny things from appraisals.  Then I actually stopped looking at appraisals.  Now that I'm looking at them again, I see that nothing has changed.  We appraisers are all human but sometimes you just have to laugh at some stuff.  This blog is for posting funny or just plain outrageous appraisal related images or snippets.  I will always redact any identifying information of the parties involved.  If you see your work here, don't get mad, get better!  Feel free to contact me if you have posts you'd like to see here.

Poor Sketch

Is this the best use of space?

Foundation Fail

I like the sound of my own writing fail

So, you like to write a lot, don't you Mr. Appraiser...

Submit to Real Estate Appraisal Fail Blog

Got a funny or confusing real estate related item that you think should be on our blog? The funnier the better. Email to appraiserfail@gmail.com and include your contact information. One important guideline- don't include pictures that would easily identify people or specific places- so no faces, no business names, no license numbers, no phone numbers, no full addresses, etc. If any of these items are included, we may still be able to post them, but we'd have to take care of a few things to make it copacetic.

Fresh Air Fail

I guess technically it is fresh air...

Upgrade Fail

Nice Door...

Everything Fail

Talk about failure on multiple levels. 
1. Don't use analogies in your appraisal that might not ring true to those who aren't car enthusiasts. 
2. Don't mispell "analogy". 
3. A 1959 Mustang?  What does that look like?

BPO Fail

No, it's not an appraisal, but some people think they are.  Here's another high quality BPO

Another Front and Rear Photo Fail

You're supposed to take photos of the front and back of the house- and it also emphasizes that you were actually there...  on one day...

Cooling Fail

Maybe there's no central air... maybe there's no radiant heat... maybe there's no wall ac, but I think by this definition, we all have natural cooling...

Planning Ahead Fail

They couldn't finish the first word before they ran out of room. Further emphasis that they were bad at planning their future

Why we need the UAD

The new Universal Appraisal Dataset is coming soon. Want to know why? Entries like this... unless Southern California has its own local jargon

Slight Misunderstanding Fail

so it's "only" a 9% shift in value over 6 months- which annualizes out to 18%... that's not a decline?

Water Leak Fail

Overzealous BPO Fail

When doing a BPO or REO appraisal you're supposed to note all the things wrong with the home. This might be a little excessive