Start with a phone call.

The quickest way to find out is to call (480) 573-7263. Tell us the street address and whether this is for an estate, a trust, a divorce or something else. Prefer to write? Send a request and we will get back to you.

Our work is in the town of Gilbert, in Maricopa County. If your address is in a neighboring community, or you are not sure which town it falls in, call anyway. A quick question is welcome.

Two very different kinds of Gilbert homes.

Gilbert started as a railroad stop. The Gilbert Historical Museum tells how William "Bobby" Gilbert sold a right-of-way to the railroad in 1902 and the town grew up around the siding. Farms ringed that square mile, and Gilbert was once called the "Hay Shipping Capital of the World." Today the old center is the Heritage District, and the homes around it can be decades older than most of the town.

Most of Gilbert, though, was built much later. The same museum notes the population went from 1,971 in 1970 to about 110,000 in 2000, so a great many homes here sit in newer master-planned neighborhoods of single-story stucco with tile roofs. Those two kinds of home are valued from different sales, which is one reason it helps to talk about your particular house instead of guessing from a town-wide average.

For a home in or near the Heritage District, gather whatever you have on additions, permits and how the property is used today. The Town of Gilbert growth and development map layers and Gilbert Planning show zoning and planning information for a parcel.

Finding your parcel number.

It helps to have the parcel number in hand when you call. The Maricopa County Assessor parcel viewer lets you search by address, owner name, subdivision or parcel number, and the county's search guide walks through each way. Write down the Assessor's Parcel Number, and bring any notes about a garage conversion, a pool, a casita or other changes the county record may not show.

Landmarks can help you describe where a home is. The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch is a well-loved one: the town describes seven water reclamation basins and a fishing lake with trails. A landmark does not identify a parcel, so please give us the full street address as well.

One note on fees.

For VA loan appraisals in Maricopa County, the VA sets the fee at $750 for a single-family home or condo, $800 for a manufactured home and $950 for a two-to-four unit property, with a 6 business day timeliness standard, effective May 1, 2026 (VA fee and timeliness table). That is a VA program fee, not our price for your assignment. Call (480) 573-7263 and we will talk about yours.