I would caution you with this appraiser. His appraisals are low and he has a limited understanding of the neighborhoods and/or comps. Let me provide some facts so you can make an educated decision. He was 1 of 3 who did an appraisal for a government relocation for me. He was not only the lowest of them, but would not look at the fact that his numbers (including his square foot totals) were far off from the other 2. In fact, the other 2 had the same Sq Ft, but this guy was less and would not change it when it was brought to his attention. He also used 1.5 story cape (that was very nasty inside) and 1.5 story ranch to compare 2 story my colonial that was updated 8 yrs ago. For anyone who has moved around a while knows they are very different in the desires for those, plus the comps are off for that. I would caution you in deciding to go with this appraiser! Especially when they are unwilling to look at their own mistakes. Good luck!