"Qualitative v. Quantitative Adjustments"

For the appraiser working in a litigation arena, the scope of services not only involves the development and reporting of value opinion(s), but often the required defense of their opinion(s) before a finder(s) of fact.  In fact, attorneys and/or clients alike, often pay a premium for the ability of an appraiser to defend their value under close scrutiny.  J.D. Eaton, in his book Real Estate Valuation in Litigation, discusses the nature of this scrutiny in a litigation environment as follows: