A mircale of sorts has happened but it was short lived.

The long awaited appraisal has finally arrived. I guess the appraiser does know how to use a fax machine after all. He did not send it as he promised Friday afternoon but this morning.

Anyway, I am not a happy camper. The appraisal came in a lot lower then I thought it would based on some research that I had done. This means I have a few options and it also means that this will take more time. Everything takes more time. The appraisal was done on 11/10 and the report was completed on 11/17. The original appraisal should have been done 2 or 3 months before that.

My options are:
accept this appraisal as is
have my own appraisal done
have another appraiser review this appraisal and explain it to me (this would cost less then
having my own appraisal done), but could result in the appraiser recommending that a new
appraisal be done.

I will not accept this appraisal as it is. I feel the amount is way to low and I don't don't my sisters lawyer or the appraiser. Both of them have acted very unprofessonial.

I think my next best option would be to have another appraiser review the appraisal that I currently have on hand and explain it to me. I also have some questions since I don't feel certain things were taken into account.

I am sure that the inside condition of the house had an affect on the appraisal but according to my lawyer it shouldn't have been that much. What would affect it more would be if the plumbing and electrical have been updated. And as far as I know, it has been. At least most of it. The house was built in 1900 and most of the rooms have been redone.

So, now I have the task of finding an appraiser who works in the Windham area and who works on Saturday so I don't have to take time off from work to review the appraisal. I'll have to explain to them the layout of the house as I know it (who knows what they might have done to it) and what the garage looks like.

That is about it for now. I'm just really pissed about this whole thing. I'm sure that the appraiser was told to take his time doing this and getting it to my lawyer. I wouldn't be surprises if he was also told to come in with a low number.

Family just sucks!!!!!