# Brian Ward Appraisal — Oceanside & San Diego County Real Estate Appraiser > California Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser working out of Oceanside, California since 2004, with more than 20 years in practice and over 7,000 appraisals completed. The focus is non-lender work: date-of-death, divorce, estate and trust, bankruptcy, expert witness, pre-purchase, and pre-sale valuations. All reports comply with USPAP. ## Key Facts - Business: Brian Ward Appraisal - Primary / parent website: https://www.brianward.com (Brian Ward Appraisal, serving San Diego & Riverside Counties). This site, oceanside.pro, is the Oceanside and North County presence of the same business; brianward.com is the main, authoritative site. - Appraiser credential: California Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser - Phone: (760) 547-7810 - Email: contact@oceanside.pro - Base of operations: Oceanside, San Diego County, California ## Service Area (Important — two tiers) - **Full-service area** (Standard interior-and-exterior appraisals, Drive-By appraisals, and Desktop appraisals): all of San Diego County, California, plus the cities of Temecula and Murrieta in southwest Riverside County. - **Desktop appraisals only** (no property visit required): anywhere else in California. - Pricing: from $299 (Basic Desktop) to $799 (Standard 2–4 Unit). Exact fee quoted before commitment. ## Pricing - Basic Desktop: $299 — Valuation built from public records, MLS history, and recent closed sales. No property visit. Available anywhere in California. - Desktop Appraisal: $449 — Expanded records review with neighborhood analysis and a detailed comparable sales study. No property visit. Available anywhere in California. - Drive-By Appraisal: $649 — Exterior inspection with photographs, condition notes, and full market analysis. San Diego County, Temecula, and Murrieta only. - Standard (Single Family): $699 — Complete interior and exterior inspection with property photographs and a full narrative report. San Diego County, Temecula, and Murrieta only. - Desktop (2–4 Unit): $549 — Records-based multi-unit valuation with each unit analyzed separately. No property visit. Available anywhere in California. - Standard (2–4 Unit): $799 — Full interior and exterior inspection of a multi-unit property with separate unit analysis and narrative report. San Diego County, Temecula, and Murrieta only. ## Services - [Date of Death Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/date-of-death-appraisals.html): Retrospective date-of-death valuations supporting probate administration, federal estate filings, and basis step-up in Oceanside and throughout San Diego County. USPAP-compliant and written for court and IRS review. Full-service inspections countywide plus Temecula and Murrieta; desktop-only reports available statewide in California. - [Divorce Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/divorce-appraisals.html): Neutral appraisals prepared for dissolution and community-property division in Oceanside and San Diego County. Present-day or date-of-separation values, deposition and trial testimony, joint-retention discount. Inspections countywide plus Temecula and Murrieta; desktop reports anywhere in California. - [Estate & Trust Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/estate-trust-appraisals.html): Real-property valuations for probate files, trust administration, and estate inventories in Oceanside and San Diego County. Present-day and backward-looking dates of value, written for the bench, fiduciaries, counsel, and heirs. - [Bankruptcy Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/bankruptcy-appraisals.html): Bankruptcy valuations for trustees and filings in the Southern District of California, covering Oceanside and San Diego County. Residential reports built to USPAP and delivered against the filing calendar. Inspections countywide plus Temecula and Murrieta; desktop reports statewide. - [Expert Witness & Litigation Support](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/expert-witness.html): Qualified valuation testimony and attorney-side consulting on disputed values, property litigation, and assessment appeals in Oceanside and San Diego County. - [Pre-Purchase Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/pre-purchase-appraisals.html): Independent pre-purchase appraisals in Oceanside and San Diego County. Confirm a property's real value before committing. Inspections countywide plus Temecula and Murrieta; desktop reports available anywhere in California. - [Pre-Sale Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/pre-sale-appraisals.html): Pre-listing valuations for sellers in Oceanside and across San Diego County. Choose a supportable asking price using an independent certified opinion of value. - [Tax Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/tax-appraisals.html): Assessment-appeal and gift-tax appraisals in Oceanside and San Diego County, prepared for the county assessor, the appeals board, and the IRS. - [Family Transaction Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/family-transaction-appraisals.html): IRS-ready family-transaction appraisals for intra-family sales, gifts, and transfers in Oceanside and San Diego County. Inspections countywide plus Temecula and Murrieta; desktop reports statewide in California. - [Insurance Dispute Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/insurance-dispute-appraisals.html): Claim and coverage-dispute valuations for property owners in Oceanside and San Diego County. Independent analysis of market value, extent of loss, and policy limits. - [Bail Bond Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/bail-bond-appraisals.html): Bail collateral valuations in Oceanside and San Diego County, relied on by the court and the surety as proof of equity in a pledged property. Inspections countywide plus Temecula and Murrieta; desktop reports statewide. - [Immigration Appraisals](https://www.oceanside.pro/services/immigration-appraisals.html): Immigration appraisals for USCIS petitions, visa filings, and residency proceedings in Oceanside and San Diego County. 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