Brian D Locher, Review

Stay Away. The Reviews Don't Lie
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by UteFan, Sep. 30, 2020

I never thought to look up reviews of an appraiser, but once I got Brian's appraisal I immediately felt the need to.  Needless to my surprise Brian, overwhelmingly, has the most negative reviews on here.
Like other reviewers, Brian showed up on time which was about the only positive thing I can say about his job.
I bought this property 3 years ago, in an area of town that has had 6+% annual increases in property values.  Brian appraised the property at the original appraisal.
He clearly is lazy or negligent in his work. As others have mentioned he doesn't take the time to accurately choose the appropriate  comps, and certainly doesn't evaluate the condition, the quality of the property, the features that might distinguish it from neighboring houses.
Brian simply inputs the raw data(Sq. Ft, # of bathrooms and bedrooms, property size, garage size and comps) into his program and reports the results. A high end kitchen is valued the same as a dated kitchen. An upgraded Bathroom is the same value as a weekend warriors hack job project.   
I realize we all have a lot of pride in our properties and this can sound like sour grapes, but I spent several days debating whether or not I should write this, and whether I was too proud of my property.  I combed through his appraisal and it so clearly is lacking any customized appraisal to my property. Thankfully, this was just a refinance, so it didn't compromise a potential sale, but I had a local realtor come by and he said that the appraisal was at least $100k off of market value. In my world that is huge money.
Stay away from Brian.  And, Brian, if you ever read this, step up your game! You are the only appraiser with more than one bad review. Clearly you are lacking something. Get better!

* this reviewer has be with this appraiser for <6 months
* this reviewer had 3 - 5 dentists before.
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