Mary Cummins, Real Estate Appraiser, Animal Advocates, Los Angeles, California

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Showing posts with label disaster appraisal. Show all posts
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Monday, February 24, 2025

Recreating Burned Destroyed Homes on Paper for Real Estate Appraisals by Mary Cummins

mary cummins, post fire appraisal, real estate appraiser, real estate appraisal, los angeles, california, eaton fire, palisades fire, altadena, pacific palisades, disaster appraisal

When doing post fire appraisal inspections the appraiser has to recreate the destroyed home on paper. I do this by measuring the remaining footings or partial walls. I then reconcile these measurements with building permits, Google satellite image map measurements and recorded plans if available. It's important to be able to tell the difference between a home footing and the base of another type of structure such as a patio. I use an iPhone and Leica Disto. The below measurements were taken by my iPhone because I can take a photo of my measurements. I can't do that with my Disto. 

Here's an old article I wrote about using Google maps to measure buildings. I use a measuring device but will also use Google maps to cross reference and reconcile measurements of destroyed buildings. Remember that not all structures and roofs are the actual home. There are patios, porches, sheds, garages, carports... 
https://mary--cummins.blogspot.com/2016/03/using-google-maps-to-get-rough-building.html










Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


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In Altadena Eaton fire zone today by Mary Cummins Real Estate Appraiser

Altadena, Eaton fire, los angeles, california, mary cummins, post fire appraisal, fire appraisal, real estate appraisal, disaster appraisal


Was in Altadena in the Eaton fire zone today. EPA has finished phase two of toxic material cleanup. That just means they picked up some propane tanks, paint containers. 99.99% of the debris is still there. Many street lights still out. There is no National Guard or police blocking any streets. Some streets closed due to work. I saw them cleaning out the creeks. Click any photo to see larger













Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

CAL FIRE, USGBC California Wildfire Defense Certificate for Construction Professionals by Mary Cummins real estate appraiser

CAL FIRE, USGBC California, Wildfire Defense Certificate for Construction Professionals, mary cummins, real estate appraiser, disaster appraisal, los angeles, california


Completed the certificate course from CAL FIRE, USGBC California titled Wildfire Defense Certificate for Construction Professionals. Got 94% on the test. Learned a few new things though 95% I already knew. The most disheartening new thing I learned was that the US government warned Lahaina, Hawaii of extreme fire danger four days before their fire. They chose not to evacuate. US warned other areas over the years and they chose to evacuate. 100 lives could have been saved if they evacuated 🙁 #WildlifeDefense #USGBC #usgbcca #marycummins #fireappraisal #fireinspection #losangeles #california #realestateappraiser #realestateappraisal 




Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary, Cummins, #marycummins #animaladvocates #losangeles #california #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #wildliferehabilitator #realestate #realestateappraiser #realestateappraisal #lawsuit real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, certified, single family, condo, condominium, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, fha, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, brea insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, 1073, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls, historical appraisal, facebook, linkedin

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