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Michael Foster Farbman, Vermont Certified General Real Estate Appraiser 080.0134516


Our staff are trained, tested and peer-reviewed in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate valuation.  We specialize in complex properties, retrospective valuation and litigation support.  Our clients include mortgage lenders, estate administrators, attorneys, tax professionals, home sellers and home buyers.  With 30 years of experience in southern Vermont we have the expertise and data required to deliver a properly supported opinion of value in this challenging market.  Recently, we added a limited set of valuation services in Grafton and Sullivan County, New Hampshire.  We are credentialed to perform all types of residential and commercial real property appraisals.  When you contact Foster Sargeant Appraisal Service you speak with professionals.   


We provide appraisals for:

Mortgage Underwriting
Employee Relocation
Private Mortgage Insurance Removal
Estate Planning
Purchase Analysis
Marketing Analysis
Highest and Best Use / Subdivision Analysis

Renovation Planning / Analysis



We perform inspections by truck, motorcycle, atv, snowshoe, tractor, snow machine, ski, boat and even on horseback!  Our fleet of 4x4 vehicles means when we make an appointment, we keep it, no matter the weather.


We have the most inclusive database of real property sales in Rutland County, Vermont; going back to the 1970's.  We are experts in Rutland County retrospective valuations for Estate and Divorce Settlement. 

Our investment in training, technology and full-time office staff allows Sargeant Appraisal to help our customers reduce their workload. By offering on-line appraisal ordering, coupled with automatic report status updates and electronic delivery of the final product, we eliminate run around and phone tag hassles.  When you hire the Sargeant Appraisal Service you get;

A Firm, Quoted, Turn-Around Time and Price
Highest-Quality Appraisal Reports
Credible, Supported Opinion of Value

Electronic Ordering and Delivery


Through this web site, you can perform a number of tasks. Ordering an appraisal is just a click of a button away. Or, spend some time and find out a bit more about the appraisal business. The more you know, the better decision you can make.



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15-yr Fixed 4.01% 4.22%
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