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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marsha Hudson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 20, 2025 11:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Residential Real Property Appraiser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If they haven’t already done so, suggest they hire an insurance adjuster. They work for the owner, not the insurance company. They work on a % basis.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Modern Love Grunge"">Marsha C. Hudson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” Saul Bass</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James Dolan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 20, 2025 11:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Residential Real Property Appraiser</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E2841">Colleagues:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E2841">I am working on an estate in which Decedent’s home was completely destroyed by fire. The Beneficiaries (surviving children) just received a payoff proposal from
the homeowner’s insurance company.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E2841">I am definitely not an expert in determining the cost of rebuilding a home, but the proposal from the insurance company seems low.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E2841">I am hoping that someone out there has worked with an appraiser who has dealt with this situation. There is money available to pay for a review of the proposal,
an additional appraisal if necessary, and negotiating with the insurance company’s adjuster, if needed. The property is located in Skagit County.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E2841">Thanks in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E2841">Jim Dolan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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