Home Appraisals
Tana Despain
Despain Appraisal Service
1000 Caraway Road
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: 870-934-1105
Fax: 870-802-0540
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Despain Appraisal Service has been in business since 2001. Tana Despain, CR1576, is a certified residential appraiser with 15 years of experience. Marc Despain, SL1845, is a state licensed appraiser with four years experience. We have three additional state registered appraisers, Jack Despain, SR2290, Jacque Bicker, SR1844, and Michelle Despain, SR2291.
We are located at 1000 Caraway Road, Suite 210, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Our number is 870-934-1105; fax 870-802-0540; we have two email addresses, Tana Despain and Marc Despain.
Tana's cell # is 870-926-1457; Marc's cell # is 870-926-1306;
We provided real estate appraisal services for residenetial, commercial and land and service approximately 19 counties.
We also provide an additional service of providing current sales for residential properties. Our website is http://appraisersreport.com.
Our primary counties are Craighead,Jackson,Poinsett and Greene. We are continually adding information for additional counties as Cross, Crittenden, Mississippi, Lawrence, Randolph, Clay. This service is provided for a fee to bankers, lenders, mortgage brokers, real estate professional, appraisers and insurance agents. For a fee quote contact Marc.
We realize that the decision to buy a house is often lengthy and complicated. Much of the guesswork lies in not knowing the general condition of a house. However, by arranging a home inspection, much of that guesswork disappears. Quite simply, the more informed a homebuyer becomes the more likely he or she will make a more educated purchasing decision. In this regard, it is easy to see the value of a home inspection.
Homebuyers don’t like surprises, especially when they come in the form of costly unforeseen repairs. Getting a quality home inspection exposes such surprises. However, the key word is "quality". Before hiring a home inspector make sure to:
- Compare Services
- Check Credentials
- Define Scope of Inspection
COMPARE SERVICES
Make sure you work with a company employing a contract which specifies both what is offered and what limitations apply. Some ‘warranties’ offer little coverage. Read them carefully.
CHECK CREDENTIALS
Many people without specific home inspection credentials offer services. Likewise, credentials are not always what they seem. Engineering and architectural credentials alone do not prepare anyone to competently inspect homes communicate the findings. A helping attitude, good communication skills, and mature judgement must supplement technical competence. The industry’s most exhaustive training is available via TLC (Training Learning Certification, Inc.), which is the primary supplier of HomePro training materials, publications and products. HomePro training materials, coupled with The Homebook® reporting system helps ensure that clients get the highest quality service.
Inspectors go through properties with you explaining everything in detail, answering your questions, and making sure you understand things, including the visual limitations. Training and experience give inspectors insight about houses similar to yours, so they really know what to look for and can readily compare your house and its systems with other houses of similar age and construction.
Define Scope of InspectionKnowing what areas of a house will and will not be inspected is important in choosing a quality home inspector. Below is a good list, though not exhaustive, of areas a quality home inspector will check.
- Traverse roofs, attics, crawl spaces
- Open electrical distribution panels
- Check furnace heat exchangers and heat pump elements
- Check for visual evidence of toxic substances
- Operate installed appliances and equipment.
- Report visual evidence of basement/crawl space water problems
