Home appraisals in El Dorado County, by tomorrow

Every city and town in El Dorado County, same fee, same 24 hours, written and signed by me.

El Dorado County takes me from newer homes in El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park to older houses on Placerville's hills, apple country around Camino, and cabins near South Lake Tahoe. The work is most often a divorce, a parent's estate, or siblings deciding who keeps the house, and each needs a value both sides accept, fast.

Seat: Placerville19 ZIP codesToday or any past dateWithin 24 hours

What I look at in El Dorado County

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    In Serrano and the other gated El Dorado Hills neighborhoods, I compare within the same community when I can, since dues, golf frontage and views set real differences.

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    Cameron Park has an airpark where homes sit along taxiways with their own hangars. Those are a niche, so I look for other airpark sales before ordinary ones.

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    Above Pollock Pines and around Grizzly Flats, I weigh snow, fire history and defensible space. Since the Caldor Fire, some parcels hold new homes and some only foundations; your photos show which.

Across El Dorado County

El Dorado County runs from the Folsom Lake edge of El Dorado Hills through oak foothills and apple orchards to the Tahoe basin. I treat the Highway 50 suburbs, the Georgetown Divide, the south county wine hills and the lake as separate markets.

County seatPlacerville
2026 tax appeal deadlineNovember 30 (filing opened July 2)
Probate casesSuperior Court of California, County of El Dorado
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What to photograph

Photograph the view off the back deck, the pool and yard, the roof and any solar, and the cleared space around the house. For a Tahoe cabin, add the steep driveway, parking pad and snow-load roof.

Front and backKitchen and bathsEvery main roomUpgrades and problems

Upload photos after you order, or attach them to an email. Phone photos are fine.

Homes typical of El Dorado County

El Dorado County questions

We're divorcing and both want the El Dorado Hills house. Who sets the value?
Many El Dorado Hills couples agree on one neutral appraiser, and I'm glad to be that person. I value the house as of today or your date of separation, as your attorneys ask, using nearby sales, and both sides get the same report.
Does vacation rental income count when you appraise a South Lake Tahoe cabin?
Not directly. I value the cabin by what similar Tahoe homes sold for. A rental permit can still matter, since the city and county limit where vacation rentals are allowed. Tell me whether yours has one, and I'll look for sales that match.
When would I get the report for a El Dorado County home?
Within 24 hours of the moment I have both your payment and your photos, weekends and holidays included. If you're not in a rush, the regular schedule is 5–10 business days at $299 or $449.

“I've prepared desktop appraisals for every purpose on this list. Some situations still call for an in-person appraisal, though, so check with your attorney or tax advisor first to make sure a desktop report is right for yours.”

Brian Ward
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