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VA Appraisal MPRs - Nitty Grittys Needed

I posted this on a VA Loan page but no response…

Hey all! We are currently in process of purchasing our home through a refinance of a land contract. We’re preparing for the MPRs and admittedly we’re searching every nook & cranny that may be not okay.

My question is how nitty gritty do they get?

Going off of MPRs I feel like we’ve remedied everything we can. A few items we are concerned about warrants bullet point and and ask to any and all VA loan appraisers & participants to help us get our level of concern in check.

  • We have a chain link fence that’s a little wobbly but it’s erect. Will they fail if the fence isn’t perfect?

  • We had several cracks in our cement basement floor. We have filled all with crack sealer & painted the floor perimeter to hide any standing water stains. How do they look at patching like that?

  • The house was updated before our move in 5 years ago with all new mechanicals etc. but all exterior basement foundation walls were covered floor to ceiling in insulated foam rectangles & sealed with spray foam. They can’t see the walls.. will this be an issue?

  • The basement entrance is a cutout in the floor that is lifted like a crawl space. Will the way this is structured be a problem?

  • The first basement step is also not aligned with the hole as the house was rebuilt upon the original exterior entrance to the basement. Will they consider this a safety issue?

Thanks for the help & advice!

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