Bradley Martin is very experienced and very knowledgeable. He's very thorough and professional in…read moreevaluating jewelry. He really knows his stuff

After getting engaged, the first order of business (after celebrating of course) was to get my…read moreengagement ring appraised by an independent party so that we could include it on our renter's insurance. Adam found Brad Martin through Yelp, and he was easily able to schedule an appointment to meet on a Saturday morning. I really, REALLY appreciated that Brad did the entire appraisal in front of us and my jewelry did not have to be sent away. He also doesn't buy or sell so he's about as independent as you can get. Throughout our meeting with Brad it was fun to learn about the diamonds and the gold. He even let us look in his microscope at some of the unique features on my stone. My favorite was one of my side stones has a fracture all the way across and it was so neat under magnification!! Brad's passion about gems was obvious throughout the appraisal. Plus, his appraisal paperwork was ready for us to take at the end of the appointment. Step 1 of going from Miss to Mrs... easy! I will always recommend Brad for jewelry appraisals.

Jess and Roberta, (Team Crown) has been so easy to work with. I sold a rental property by owner…read moreafter my previous realtor dropped the ball twice. Most of my communication was with Jess and I would happily recommend their escrow services/ this Stewart Title office to everyone. These ladies are thorough and will take care of all of your needs. It was bittersweet signing away my home today, but happy for the first time home owner that will love and care for it the way I would. Their fee for their services are fair.

I was very impressed at the ease of managing our closing with Stewart title. Roberta Crown Rogers…read moreand her team did a great job of keeping the ball rolling and making sure we had everything we needed. I will be definitely using this team again in my next deal!

Not impressed. We sold our townhouse. It is a community of 72 units of townhome/condos, surrounded…read moreby single-family homes - meaning there are not many like-for-like comparables. However, 2 townhomes in the neighborhood, with the EXACT same layout and extremely similar level of upgrades did sell within the past year: one for 445k, the other for $465k. We had agreed to an offer for $416,150, and the appraisal came back at $410k. Mr. Burke had the wrong square footage, he claimed the 445k lot had open space (it's the exact same layout, exact same corner building, maybe a view of "open space"?... however, ours has a view of downtown Reno...). When our realtors disputed the report, he just told us too bad, and he wouldn't adjust anything even though there was clear evidence he was in the wrong. Would NOT recommend - and this process feels illegal...that one person can set the market and ruin a deal, ESPECIALLY when there is precedence for the price. Burke's Appraisals, LLC, and Bay Equity Home Loans should be ashamed of this appraisal and of themselves.

This appraiser just killed my sale in Old Southwest Reno. He used an inaccurate and lower by 150 sq…read moreft to come in $25,000 below the sale price. Had he used the correct square footage as per county records, the value would have come in well above the sale price. He is either incompetent or has purposely used incorrect data. Our agent has tried to reach him but he has not responded.

We needed insurance appraisals for our better jewelry. Brian is a GIA gemologist, and provided…read moredetailed appraisals with high quality color photos. These need to be updated every 4 years, and we just completed that process. This second round of appraisals were just as thorough as the first, and we continue to be pleased with the results. We recommend Brian without reservation.

Rocca Jewelry Appraisal was recommended to me by a diamond jeweler in New York City. Brian did a…read morecomplete and careful examination. The documentation/report he provided was excellent. I would not hesitate to recommend Rocca or use him again.

Stephanie in the…read morelast week We were forced to use Susan as our appraiser per our lender. We were overcharged for the appraisal by $550, so it costed us $895 for a local appraiser to appraise what was supposed to be our first home, plus she didn't use the right comps and based the comps off of manufactured homes and not single family residence. The listing agent sent in a rebuttal on the final appraisal, and Susan the appraiser said that she used the right comps and would not change the value amount. Now my family and I are out of the home due to this wrongful determination. I have worked in real estate for over 20 years and have never seen such a bad appraiser.

Susan Kabler was drawn from a pool of appraisers from our buyers lender. When the appraisal come…read moreback, (7 days later) it was nearly 20,000 less than the comps in our area. We did a complete remodel of our home from bathroom to kitchen and appliances with upgrades in every room! The appraisal was so inaccurate even the bank she was appraising for questioned its validity and returned her appraisal to correct her major errors. She still refused to correct her appraisal using the appropriate comps in our area. We will be telling our network of realtors and lenders to not use Susan. Buying and selling a home is stressful enough and to have your home you have worked so hard on be valued at an unreasonable amount puts another burden on your side. I hope this review helps and no one else becomes a victim of Susan Kabler.