Sandra did an appraisal for our property. She did an awesome job! We appreciate her services very much! Reasonably priced.

Our family found Sandra Pike of Sandra Pike and Associates highly professional and knowledgeable. She was called to appraise the family home at a time of deep distress after the death of our 102 year old father. She was punctual, proceeded with a high degree of integrity, and was highly sensitive to the needs of the family during a time of mourning. Her appraisal was precise, thorough and extensive. I would not hesitate to recommend the Sandra Pike and Associates firm to anyone seeking a timely and highly accurate appraisal. read more

Sandy appraised two houses as of a date of death in 2019. She was prompt, friendly, and the appraisals were very professionally presented. Thanks, Sandy! read more

Ms. Pike is excellent. I had her do one home and one commercial property appraisal in Alameda and San Leandro respectively in early 2022. Then I had to repeat the appraisals in June. These were for two deaths four months apart in an estate. She was thorough, responsive and delivered when she said she would. Very professionally done. read more

Sandra prepared a very complete, detailed appraisal on a family-owned apartment building in Berkeley for tax and estate purposes. She was easy to work with, professional, and went out of her way to gather information, ask questions, and do a thorough analysis of rents and market trends even though the report had to be completed during the COVID-19 lockdown. I would use her services again! Ann T. read more

Update to review below in response to business owner comment: Review was not in error. Appraisal was done in April 2016 and has Sandra L Pike and Piedmont Ave business address on it. You did not show care in the remarks you made. Trying to claim I made an error rather than apologizing for your words is even worse. Several years ago my wife died unexpectedly of sudden cardiac arrest related to a genetic condition. We were not even 40 years old yet. I inherited the house and had to get a date of death appraisal for tax filing purposes. This appraiser Sandra told me I was "lucky" that my wife died because I inherited the house. I understand there are awkward things people tell you when you lose a loved one because they don't know what to say. But what she said was completely inappropriate, disrespectful, and insensitive. There are things that are more important than money and, if I had the choice, I would of course give up the house if it meant I could get my wife back. I didn't say anything to the appraiser at the time because I had too many other things to deal with. Reflecting on it now, it was really messed up what she said. She never thought about it later and apologized. I recommend using an appraiser who has some basic human compassion and sensitivity. read more

Sandy Pike is an excellent communicator and an incredibly thorough appraiser. I bought a North Oakland fixer house with an FHA 203K fixer loan. I needed the home appraised as-is and estimated as-completed value. She is FHA approved by HUD. She went all out with a map of similar properties and photos of interior. She is very fast. Then my lender took 60 days to approve and decided they were going to make me do a new appraisal since home values might ave changed. Sandy put the same effort in again. This time though it was a rush, she was on vacation without her computer. I emailed her documents and she did much of it on-line. Then put it together on the day she got back and sent it to my lender. I interviewed 4 appraisers before choosing Sandy. I am SO happy that I made the right choice. Being able to return email and phone calls is so important nowadays. It really sets her above the others. Thanks, Rob C. To Yelp: I can't find her listed, here is her contact info; website: http://www.appraisenow.com/index.htm phone: (888) 888-5708 read more

Sadly, I have had more experience with appraisers than I would like. Initially, I used the appraiser recommended by my bank. It was a disaster. Then, I looked on Yelp for reviews and found Sandra Pike & Associates. I'm glad I did. Sandra's appraisal wasn't super speedy. We ordered it on June 2nd, it was sent to the mortgage company on June 12th. But it wasn't exceptionally slow either. I've been told that 2 weeks is "standard", and it took less than 2 weeks. Sandra's price wasn't cheap. Of the four appraisers I have used in Oakland (and one I used in Santa Cruz County), this was the most expensive (by about $75). In the grand scheme of things, when buying a house in the bay area, $75 isn't that much - but it still hurt. Even though she was more expensive, I still recommend her. Sandra's report was accurate and complete (which is more than I can say for some of the others). It was well documented. It was thorough. In fact, it was everything you would hope your appraisal could be (except maybe cheap). I had an earlier sale fall through because of a sloppy (and inaccurate) appraisal. I'm glad I paid a little more and used someone better this time. read more

Sandra prepared an appraisal for our condo in Oakland. She was extremely responsive to my emails and the final report was well executed and completed in the agreed timeframe. I would definitely work with her again and recommend her services to anyone who needs an appraisal. read more

When you use a certain type of service for the very first time--in this case, house appraisal--you never know quite what you're going to get. To a certain extent, you're going in blind. I feel quite lucky to have stumbled, happily, upon Sandra Pike. The time she took doing her preliminary research. the honest thoroughness with which she left nothing unturned during the appraisal, and the meticulousness of the final product left me assured that the work had been done right. In short, a professional. Above and beyond, afterwards, Ms. Pike was quickly helpful in providing unexpectedly necessary information when the house was later sold. read more

Sandy took the time to evaluate our property and give a through appraisal of a unique property. Her thoroughness and attention to finding representative comps was very helpful. We highly recommend her! read more

Sandra was extremely thorough in her appraisal of our home. It was a challenge for her due to the unique nature of the home, but she did her research and delivered a comprehensive and detailed report. I would not hesitate to recommend Sandra to anyone looking for a competent and professional appraiser. read more

Sandra did an excellent job of appraising our family home for estate purposes and a family buyout. She was fair, measured and did not rush us. As the home had been neglected, there were a number of reports she needed to understand and factor in making the evaluation much more difficult. Highly recommended. read more

I recently required an appraiser and Sandra was referred to me by a co-worker who was very impressed by her credentials and professional manner. She was prompt, asked me a few questions, took some pictures and measurements and was on her way within the hour. I received my written appraisal in 5 days and was pleased with her thorough and accurate analysis of my property . Her fees were reasonable and I would refer her services to anyone needing a reliable valuation of their home. read more

Sandy Pike completed an appraisal for me in January. I found her to be thorough regarding the details of the house and she did an excellent job communicating to me what she was doing. I am in the midst of deciding on a buy out offer on my house and she not only looked at my termite report and house inspection to do an in depth report. She also extended her information by investigating home sale trends in the neighborhood to better evaluate the worth of my home. I have had other appraisals done that were more like a walk through over the years and Sandy's professional approach and excellent, detailed report with follow up discussions were extremely useful & welcome in my situation. I would highly recommend Sandy Pike if you need a thorough high quality appraisal. read more

Sandra Pike is an outstanding professional. She reviewed all the details of my property measurement etc. and prepared comps for my area. She assembled photographs to highlight the details. She is so thorough she searched to find exact matches to all the details of my property which were quite complicated. She provided more than the normal 3 comps to give a detailed analysis of a potential sales price. Her extensive knowledge of the bay area neighborhoods made her comps extremely accurate. She is prompt in returning calls and emails and very responsive to any questions you might have of the process. Excellent Service! I have been in the Real Estate field for 30 years and can attest to Sandra's excellence. (Most of the Appraisers I have dealt with in the past were slow to respond, showed up late or re scheduled several times etc.). She is patient and takes the time to answer all your questions. Call Sandra if you want to receive accurate service, expert knowledge, and attention to details. She shows up when scheduled and is prompt getting back to you and sends documents when promised! Thanks Sandra for great service- Here is her contact info: http://www.appraisenow.com/ phone: (888) 888-5708 read more