Square Footage

By- Darius G. Carter
A1 Los Angeles Home Appraisal

Square footage of the house, square footage of the lot.

After I take a look at the condition of the outside of the house, the next thing I do is measure around the house. That gives me a "footprint" to place all the rooms into, but also tells me how much living space the house has.

I don't count the garage. A garage is not considered living space.

What I come up with and what the public record might show could be different. I am not a surveyor. I'm going to come up with a figure so I can match that with my comparables.

Sometimes, for example, there's a common wall between houses. Occasionally you'll find that wall is 5 feet to the left on one house, and 5 feet to the right on the other house, leaving some odd spaces. When I do the measurements, there can be some kind of off-setting that I can't see. So I'll do my research to find out why my numbers don't match the county records.

Interior stairs? Oftentimes the county won't count the stair space, and the space above the stairs, and sometimes they do. Generally, we will come in very close to what's in the public record, but if not, I'll try to figure out why.

I don't turn in my results to the county assessor's office, so don't be concerned about getting a higher tax bill because of my findings. I am not a licensed surveyor and I'm hired by you, not the county.

Determining square footage.


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