Home Appraisal: Quality RatingsDuring the home appraisal process, the appraiser assigns a quality rating, sometimes referred to as an appraisal grade, to your property. What does the quality rating mean and how is it determined? We’re going over the differences in quality and how we rate a property, both for a private appraisal and for a loan with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. If we’re in a private setting - basically if you’re getting an appraisal just to know what your property is worth, or for a divorce or estate planning. We would rate your property from:
Now, those same ratings are converted to a Q1 through Q6 if you’re getting a loan through Fannie Mae, Freddy Mac, FHA, etc. They basically relate to the same thing, it’s just a different way of naming them that is required through the Uniform Appraisal Data Set that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use. Q1 or Excellent Quality Rating
The number one best rating would be a Q1 or Excellent, it is a property that is done by an individual architect for a specific user and all the materials are excellent quality, all the workmanship is excellent - far above anything most people would ever see. Q2 or Very Good Quality Rating
The second one would be Very Good, or Q2, which would also be a very good quality home, however it’s not as specific use. For instance, while I’ve done Excellent Q1 when they have indoor basketball courts, indoor racquetball courts - you’re not going to see that in a Q2. Q2 is seen a lot in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, etc. Q3 or Good Quality Rating
From there you go down to Good Quality, or Q3, which would be in a subdivision - sometimes built on an individual lot, but also of good quality materials. You’re not going to see laminate counters, you’re not going to see laminate floors or average type quality materials in a Q3 or Good Quality. Q4/Q5 or Average Quality Rating
Average Quality is basically your track home in large subdivisions where they have four or five different models that are basically all the same. The quality is decent, but it’s not customized, it’s not to an individual’s taste. The Q4 or Average Quality is the majority of homes you’ll find.
Then you go down to a Q5, which is some of the older homes that were built in the 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s. They’re basically just square or rectangular homes that are definitely livable but they’re not upgraded really at all. Very plain, average quality homes. Q6 or Fair to Poor Quality Rating
You get below that and you end up with a Q6 or a Fair Quality to Poor Quality. Oftentimes you’ll find these are a hunting cabin or lake place where someone bought the property for the access to the lake or river and the home is secondary, just a place to stay and it might as well have a tent.
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