From the Field

Video notes from real appraisal work.

Short field videos from the Sierra Nevada foothills and surrounding markets—properties, places, and appraisal questions we encounter in the course of our work. Identifying client and assignment information is omitted.

From the Field

These are short, informal videos recorded during real appraisal work and travel through the markets we serve. They are not property advertisements or case presentations. Identifying client and assignment information is intentionally omitted.

Placerville & Foothill Field Notes

A drive-and-walk look at the Placerville area and surrounding foothill setting during a field day.

AppraiserChris in the Field

Christopher Pyle and Christine Pyle-Banks together during field work. A quick glimpse of the small family practice behind the reports.

River Country Field Notes

The South Fork of the American River and the landscape around it — part of the physical and recreational setting of the foothill market.

Rural Property Field Notes

A rural residential setting where acreage, outbuildings, vegetation, site utility, and surrounding land uses become part of understanding the property.

A Foothill Field Day

Another day in the foothills with Christopher and Christine — the kind of ordinary field work that sits behind the finished appraisal report.

More field notes coming

We record short videos when a property, neighborhood, road, view, improvement, or market condition gives us something useful to explain. This library will keep growing.


Field videos are educational and illustrative. They are not intended to disclose confidential client information, identify an appraisal assignment, or provide an opinion of value for any property shown.