Santa Clara County
The home has unpermitted additions or conversions
When additions, garage conversions, lower-level rooms, or other altered areas may not match public records or approved plans.
Estate representatives may inherit a property without knowing when an addition was built, whether permits were finalized, or how the space was used on the relevant date.
Santa Clara County estates may include older Silicon Valley homes, attached housing, luxury residences, rural-residential property, and real estate affected by decades of market change.
The appraisal should distinguish known facts from assumptions and analyze how the market reacted to the property’s actual configuration and available documentation.