Michelle Leigh is a Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, who has been appraising throughout the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area since 1999. Michelle's appraisal career began in commercial with The Taylor Appraisal Company. Michelle spent years working alongside her supervisor appraising warehouses, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, etc., before specializing exclusively in Single Family Residential, in 2002.
Since 2002, Michelle has worked as an independent contractor for banks, lenders, and AMCs, producing residential real estate appraisals for mortgage finance purposes.
In 2016, Michelle founded Excelsior Appraisals, LLC (formerly known as Minnetonka Appraisals, Inc.), which services both lenders and private parties.
Additionally, in 2016, Michelle expanded her real estate expertise into sales and joined RE/MAX Advantage Plus and The Minnesota Real Estate Team!
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Working as both an appraiser and an agent, Michelle Leigh's multiple licensing offers her clients the big picture in real estate!
Excelsior Appraisals, LLC offers appraisal services including:
*PRICES AND FEES VARY*
Excelsior Appraisals, LLC covers the Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding areas including:
*THE CITY OF MINNETONKA IS NOT COVERED BY EXCELSIOR APPRAISALS, LLC*
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Once the scope of work is determined, we'll sign a letter of engagement, and the appraisal process can begin!
Set up a time for the appraisal inspection so that we can perform a complete interior and exterior inspection of the property, measure/calculate the above and below grade square footages, photograph and note the physical, functional, and external characteristics.
NOTE: This is not a physical home inspection, but rather a visual inspection to aid the appraiser in determining market value.
Gather important documents for the appraiser to review at the time of inspection.
(Example: Blueprints, HOA documents, maintenance or shared driveway agreements, title work for easements or encroachments.)
Make a list of recent updates and the approximate date of completion.
*Note all rooms must be accessible*
*Pets must be crated or leashed.*
The appraiser will compile the subject's data, research the subject's market area, and analyze the most similar comparable sales and listings.
Some key factors in selecting the best Comparables include: date of sale, proximity, style, size, and overall condition.
Using the appraisal principles of highest and best use, anticipation, substitution, supply and demand, change, conformity, contribution, balance, and increasing and decreasing returns, the appraiser produces a report indicating the subject's estimated market value.
Once the report is completed, the report is delivered to the intended user or the client, as indicated in the engagement letter.
NOTE: If the appraisal is ordered by a lender, the lender owns the appraisal, therefore a homeowner must contact the lender for a copy of the report.
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