St. Cloud FL appraiser Robert Bass is our St. Cloud FL business spotlight this month. Jeanine Corcoran broker for Corcoran Connect interviews Robert in this month’s episode. Welcome to the 36th episode of Discover St. Cloud Florida.
Jeanine started the interview by asking Robert to tell the audience about himself and how long he has been an appraiser in St. Cloud Florida. Robert thanked Jeanine for having him on as a guest. He said he was born and raised here in Saint Cloud and has seen quite a bit of change throughout his career.
Robert said he received his real estate license back in 1988. He said that is when real estate agents were just glorified taxi’s driving people around. Back then it pre-dated the internet. Robert decided that he wanted to get into the appraisal component side of the real estate industry and has been doing so for about 28 years now.
Robert owns Main Street Appraisal Service right here in Saint Cloud FL. He runs the residential side of his appraisal business and has a resource for the commercial side, so he covers it all when it comes to appraising homes and businesses.
Jeanine then started with questions for Robert that came from the viewing audience of the Discover St. Cloud Florida podcast. The first two questions were from Eric D.
The first question is what typical things do you look for that could impact a sale dramatically? The second question was what are the little items that can sway your evaluation one way or another? Jeanine added that Eric, in reference to the little items, was painting, lighting, etc., and do they add value?
Robert responded that these items do add value but wanted to address the first question before getting into detail on the second one. He said the first three words that we learn in this industry are location, location, location. So, when we do the initial inspection of a home, we look for things that could influence the home’s value.
We look for things such as does it back up to a busy road, does it back up to a school, or some kind of nuance that maybe a comparable home does not have. He added that we may have to adjust for those types of differences if they exist. Robert said that as far as the home's interior they look for overall maintenance, condition, and quality.
Robert stated that first impressions mean a lot to him. When he pulls up to a home he can tell if someone has been taking care of the home or not. He looks at the landscaping although he doesn’t give value to it, however, it does give an overall impression of how the homeowner has maintained the home.
Jeanine asked if that falls into the categories relating to the condition of a home. Robert answered that it does. He said we have 5 categories, C1 – C5. C1 relates to new construction. C2 relates to a newer home that maybe had been purchased a year ago and now the owners are flipping it. C3 and C4 are where most homes will fall into, and C5 relates to homes that need a lot of repair and maintenance.
We hope you enjoyed Jeanine interviewing St. Cloud FL Appraiser Robert Bass of Main Street Appraisal Service as our featured St. Cloud FL business spotlight. This will continue to be a monthly focus for the Discover St. Cloud Florida podcast.
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