Sonja is meticulous and professional…read more As a lender of 40+ years, I appreciate an appraiser who can break down the most complex procedures and analyses into simple, easy to understand conclusions. I referred many clients over the past 5 years and recommend her highly.

Sonja was professional and easy to work with. She did a fantastic job and took the time to answer…read moremy questions clearly. I would definitely recommend her.

***COMPLETELY SATISFIED with THE EXPERIENCE***…read more I was in need to have my home appraised as I am seriously considering selling and moving sometime this year. Having my home appraised is now important to help in the decision-making process. Gatsby Appraisal was highly recommended by a co-worker and I'm beyond happy that I went along with the recommendation. The communication was top-notch to start off. I had many questions prior to Stephanie coming out to the property. She was very informative and returned my calls promptly. Once she arrived, she went straight to work. Very pleasant and thorough. I am beyond happy with the service. if Stephanie's goal is to give the client peace-of-mind, I can assure that she certainly provided that for me. Thank you, Stephanie, for being informative and for your excellent professionalism. ***OVERALL, I would highly recommend Gatsby Appraisal***

My lender sent out Stephanie from Gatsby Appraisal today to work on an appraisal for my refinance…read more She's was very professional, and the entire process to look over my property was pretty fast, and thorough. Thanks Stephanie !

I would give, "AppraisingLA" no stars if I could. I called and the owner named Max came out to…read moreappraise my home due to a bankruptcy. On the web page it states 250.00 for Bankruptcy property being appraised. Max charged me 275.00 since he stated he had to drive a distance?? The report he gave me was over valued. Max used comps which had 4 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths and more square footage. Max also used five comps when you only need three. It was as if he looked for the highest comps. My house has two bedrooms and one bath. Find another appraiser!!! To Max, I now have to pay for a second appraiser since you used the highest comps you could find and went with 4 bedroom homes 2 to 3 baths, my house is 2 bedroom and 1 bath. The square footage you used was for homes which were much bigger than mine. I said you were a cruel man to me I'm being honest. You took advantage of me knowing my financial situation and charged me 25.00 more. Karma will come back and never forgets an address. All I asked was for a honest appraisal. I did not lie about anything. People beware of Max. Believe me this guy was screaming at me on the phone. He did not give the report the next day but two days later.

Hi, I called in an order for a home appraisal. They were…read moreable to come and appraise the home the very next day, which was great! The price of the appraisal was definitely reasonable as well. A guy named Max did our appraisal, and he was very professional. I feel like I got a good quality, and honest appraisal on the home. I recommend their services, and would go back to this company in the future. Thanks! Btw my report for a full appraisal was ready in two days, and that was a great turn around time!

5-Star Outstanding Professional Services! Wendy Gerdau and Treasures Estate Concierge Services are…read moreexceptional...we feel so lucky and fortunate to have found them and experienced an amazing, easy and seamless experience with them. If you need to empty out an estate with valuables and are looking for a top notch appraiser, someone to help you maximize charitable contributions and beautifully wrap up, categorize, itemize, value, dispose of assets and leave the home looking pristine - Wendy and Treasures Estate is the THE WAY TO GO! My wife and I had to quickly sort through thousands of items from my mother in laws two bedroom condo, overflowing with collectibles and knick-knacks and jewelry. Wendy and team (over three days on site and weeks of researching at their offices) took the time to itemize virtually everything in the home, thereby maximizing the charitable tax deduction, and producing a professional, certified and gorgeous appraisal report reflecting value of hundreds of thousands of dollars. In addition to the financial benefits, Wendy's team was in and out in just a few days, they were personable and a pleasure to work with, and left the home in PERFECT 'turnover condition.' The entire process was turnkey and it provided us, during a turbulent and emotional time, with a dignified send-off that wouldn't have occurred with an Estate Sale or Garage Sale. Services and experience were outstanding and we could not more highly recommend their services. 5-Star in every way!

I had the most negative experience with Wendy. Her crew was…read morelovely. I wanted to sell everything from a 3 story 2000sq ft townhouse with a 4 car garage. I was shocked by the high prices she put on everything. I also gave her extremely valuable sports memorabilia. She failed to list it on the inventory, didn't get it back and don't know if it sold. What I did get get a few weeks later was what was taken to charity and that I owed them thousands of dollars for "fees" on top of what was sold. I didn't get a penny from very high end merchandise. I found Treasures to be a very dishonest business. I recommend you NEVER use them. My review is a negative 10, if the rating system allowed. UPDATE‼ I just learned today Treasure Estate Sales is still operating under a slightly different name. Informed by ethical Estate Sales companies, Wendy is still out there operating the same way as Treasures Estate and Concierge Services. Great nuance to get rid of those pesky bad reviews under the old name. YELP should really combine those previous reviews! When I learned this, I could not, in good conscience, let my fellow YELPERS be prey to this most dishonest business. I read the many complaints of rudeness and excessive high pricing here from a buyers perspective. Yes, this is all true. Yes, I observed this as well. But someone shopping at one of her sales is free to walk away. What about those of us who entrust her to sell our Estate? When I wrote my last review, she was using a different name. My Mom had recently passed then. I returned from her funeral to learn my lease was not going to renewed. I decided I wanted to downsize to a regular sized apt since my Mom would no longer be spending time with me from out of state. I was living in an extremely large 2400 sq ft, 4 car townhouse. I thought it a good time to sell all my furniture, crystal, china, designer clothes,silver, too much stuff! I love interior design and with a new living space, I thought less to move and creating a new space. Wendy's crew was great then! They came in and began arranging and tagging. I was not allowed to stay in my home for several days and I was never consulted in the pricing of my things. When I was allowed in at the end of the first day to see how things were arranged, I looked at a couple of tags and was quite concerned with extremely high prices marked. My worst fears were realized at the end of the sale - none of my beautiful furniture sold, not even my brand new king size bed! Yes, much of my clothing sold and part of Wendy's process is to donate what does not sell. Obviously I needed my furniture or some of it to go to the new place. But a lot of things were donated. Before the sale started, Wendy does use high pressure tactics to get you to include items you want to keep for sentimental reasons. She really pressured me into selling my very specially preserved boxed wedding dress. Her attitude was I was never going to wear it, so sell it. I was grieving deeply for the loss of my Mom. My own husband died tragically at a young age about 8 years before. I was a 36 yr old widow. My memories and my dress was important to me. My Mom purchased my wedding dress for me from a designer, the same designer who designed the wedding gowns for Julie Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox, (granddaughters of President Eisenhower and daughter of President Nixon) by Priscilla of Boston! Not Nixon supporters, but these young woman were historic brides married in the White House. I saw my wedding dress did not sell and was relieved. But when I did not see it after the sale, Wendy donated it to a thrift shop, something I would NEVER have allowed. Something that, even today, brings me great pain. I could have used the hand sewn lace and pearls on satin so many ways! Also I gave Dodger memorabilia personally signed by the Dodger team members and manager to my husband for the sale. It was never inventoried, extremely valuable and never accounted for. I am sure she did not take that to the thrift shop! BOTTOM LINE - Wendy & hubby will invade your home, change the date of your Sale at the last minute, fail to advertise (she will do an email blast from past customers) locally, tag such outrageous prices, what you need to sell doesn't. It was a disaster and then she sends you an accounting about a month later, telling you the amount sold will not be coming to you in a check, rather she adds thousands of dollars in service fees, NEVER DISCLOSED PRIOR TO YOUR SALE. I should have taken the matter to Court, but I was grieving the loss of my Mom, moving, and it all just wore me down and my bad fortune and grief became her treasure‼

I needed an archival/historical appraisal for tax purchases after we sold mom's house. I reached…read moreout to Judy and in no time she found all the legitimate comps and gave us an official document for our records. She is responsive and very, very knowledgeable in her profession. I was very happy with the results. It saved us a ton! What a pleasure and would highly recommend her services. Thanks Judy!

Judy was so very helpful. I didn't even end up hiring her because she gave me some hot tips on…read morealternative ways to go about what I needed. Thank you, Judy!

Greatly experienced Appraisal company. Highly Recommend. Brian came out to the property and I…read morereceived my appraisal in a timely manner. Thank you.

My mom owns a house in Los Angeles and she decided to have her house refinanced I was fortunate to…read morebe able to locate this company appraisal time I called them up and I had a fast respond within 24 hours the owner Brian Smith call me back I had some questions to ask him pertaining the appraisal he was most professional on answering all the pertinent questions I had and concerns about the appraisal he also quoted us a very competitive and fair price when he came out to do the appraisal he was most professional when he perform the appraisal. the return time on the appraisal was most expedient I would highly recomend this Company to my friends and family it was a most enjoyable experience using this company

Ken was the appraiser that came to do the inspection for our appraisal. We wanted to get an…read moreappraisal to see if we could lower our property taxes. Ken was very knowledgeable and it was great that he was on time. I had such a busy schedule but we worked out an available time slot and he was there right on time. The inspection didn't take too much time, but he was careful and noted many details. The report was ready two days after the inspection and it was also very detailed. It really helped explain why our property was appraised at that value. I was very pleased with the entire process and would come back if I ever needed another appraisal.

Doug knows and understand housing market in Venice and Santa Monica. He is professional, easy to…read morecommunicate with, and punctual. I found him many years ago on Yelp and used him for a house in Venice. I really liked working with him and I used him again for a house in Santa Monica last month. I'll call him again in the future if we need an appraisal.

Doug was great to work with, and provided an accurate and on-time appraisal to my family for estate…read morepurposes. From the start, the communication was pleasant, helpful and straightforward. I had full confidence in Doug upon first speaking with him, and I'm happy to share that Doug proved himself every bit as personable, competent and reliable as I had hoped from reading other reviews. The price was entirely fair, and the appraisal reflects Doug's high level of competence and professionalism. I highly recommend Doug if you want an appraiser who's pleasant to work with, and who delivers an appraisal on-time at a reasonable price.