For honest and ethical appraisals, rely on Monsanto & Associates LLC

We have quite a few obligations as appraisers, but above everything we answer to our clients. Typically, for a standard residential appraisal, the appraiser's client is the lender ordering the appraisal, and often the appraisal is ordered by a third party the lender has hired in order to maintain independence. It follows that appraisers are typically limited to only disclosing their findings to their clients, so as a homeowner, if you desire to review the appraisal document, you generally should obtain it via your lender and not the appraiser.

Other obligations include numerical accuracy depending on the scope of the assignment, acquiring and maintaining an appropriate level of competency and education, and the appraiser must conduct him or herself as a professional. Maintaining high ethics is what we do every day at Monsanto & Associates LLC.

Appraisers will frequently need to consider the interests of third parties, such as homeowners, both buyers and sellers, or others. Normally the third parties are explicitly defined in the appraisal report. An appraiser's fiduciary role is limited to those parties who the appraiser is aware of, based on the scope of work or other things in the framework of the order.

	Monsanto & Associates LLC has an established track record for performing appraisals with the highest of ethics. Contact us today to learn more.

Appraisers also have standards outside of boundaries of clients and others. For example, appraisers must be able to produce their work files for at least five years - something else Monsanto & Associates LLC diligently adheres to.

We meet or exceed the industry standards and guidelines set in place for professional behavior. We refuse to accept anything less from ourselves. Accepting assignments based on contingency fees is never an option. That means we can't agree to do an appraisal report and collect the fee only if the loan closes. It should be obvious that fabricating a property's value to achieve a higher paycheck is unethical!

Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (or simply "USPAP") explicitly describes unethical behavior as accepting of an assignment that is contingent on "the reporting of a pre-determined result (e.g., opinion of value)", "a direction in assignment results that favors the cause of the client", or "the amount of a value opinion" in addition to other situations We follow these rules to the letter which means you can be at ease knowing we are doing everything we can to objectively determine the home or property value.

When you order an appraisal from Monsanto & Associates LLC, we'll make sure you're getting the professional service you deserve along with the honesty and integrity we're known for.