You Need A Local Bakersfield Appraiser to Appraise Your Property

A Bakersfield appraiser understands the local real estate market because they live there and are part of the local community; this ensures accurate home value.

Consider the wide variances from neighborhood to neighborhood in Bakersfield. We’ve lived here our whole lives and have watched Bakersfield change and grow. Make sure that you get an accurate home valuation by choosing Ascot Appraisals.

Bakersfield Home Appraiser

Ascot Appraisals is a local, family owned, Bakersfield real estate appraisal firm with over 30 years combined experience. Our focus is home appraisals in Kern County. All of our appraisers are lifelong residents of Kern County and this gives us a unique advantage and a local perspective on the Bakersfield housing market.

Do you need a home appraisal in
Bakersfield or Kern County?

When you need a real estate appraisal it’s important to find an appraiser who is a member of the local community. A local Bakersfield appraiser will have geographical competency in the local real estate market. This will provide you with an accurate view of the Bakersfield real estate market and ensure that you are in the best hands to provide the property valuation you need.

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Are you a tax professional in need of a valuation for estate planning, probate, or step up in basis evaluations?

Are you a legal professional in need of a divorce appraisal?

Need a property appraisal for bail or bond?

Ascot Appraisals Serves Bakersfield and the Greater Kern County Area including Tehachapi, Taft, Shafter, McFarland and Delano.

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Bakersfield is constantly growing and changing, now more than ever it’s important to ensure that your property gets an accurate valuation. It’s absolutely imperative to select a local Bakersfield appraiser who has worked through and weathered the changes in your real estate market over many years.

Our firm has experienced the ups and downs of the Kern County real estate market. Moreover, with over 30 years combined experience we have intimate knowledge of the widely varying neighborhoods that Bakersfield and Kern County has to offer. Whether your property is located in a gated community or a high desert mountain community, our experience guarantees accuracy.

Ascot Appraisals is your one stop solution for home appraisals in Bakersfield and Kern County. Whether your accountant needs a retrospective appraisal or your lawyer has asked you to get your home appraised, we can do your property valuation.

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We provide residential appraisals, multi-unit property appraisals, and even vacant land appraisals. Whether you are needing our services for tax or legal reasons, estate planning, probate, or just a fair market valuation, we’re here to help you. Feel free to contact us if you just have appraisal questions and would like accurate information from a Bakersfield appraiser.

Ascot Appraisal’s owner, Michael Doran, is an FHA approved, certified residential real estate appraiser. He’s a Bakersfield native and has raised his family in Bakersfield, CA. He founded Ascot Appraisals in July 2006 with his wife, Amy, who is also a licensed appraiser. In 2022 they welcomed their son, Robert, to the Ascot Appraisal firm as a newly licensed appraiser.

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Our Bakersfield appraisers are licensed, insured, lender approved, trained extensively, and most of all, LOCAL.

While our main focus is appraising homes in Bakersfield we also extend our practice to all of Kern County with conventional home mortgage appraisals, residential appraisals for private money lenders, estate appraisals, and fair market evaluations. Not only do we appraise Bakersfield homes but we also appraise residential income properties including 2-4 unit duplexes, tri-plexes, etc. For our full list of Bakersfield appraisal services see our real estate appraisal services page.

From the moment you place your appraisal order to the second your receive your appraisal, and after – we’ll be here to answer your questions!

The Ascot Appraisal staff is always available by telephone and email. We are here to answer your questions and provide our knowledge and expertise in the field of Kern County real estate appraisals any time.

And, most importantly, our obligation to you as a client doesn’t stop when you receive your appraisal report. If you need conditions met, have a client who would like to go over his/her appraisal report, or simply have questions – we are here to provide follow up.