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Residential appraiser serving Summit County, Utah

Independent valuations across Park City, Coalville, Kamas, and the Snyderville Basin. Custom mountain homes, second homes, view-premium analysis, and the unusual comparable-selection problems that come with a resort market.

Dan Miner·Certified Residential Appraiser · Utah Lic. 10948175‑CR00

Summit County is two markets pretending to be one. Park City proper, Deer Valley, and the Snyderville Basin trade in luxury custom homes, second homes, and condos at price points multiples of the Wasatch Front average. Coalville, Kamas, and Wanship are working-county Utah at much more typical price points. The county line says they're the same place; the comparables say otherwise.

Cities and areas we appraise

Regular work across Park City (Old Town, Park Meadows, Prospector, Thaynes Canyon), Deer Valley, the Snyderville Basin (Pinebrook, Silver Springs, Jeremy Ranch, Kimball Junction), Promontory, Glenwild, Coalville, Kamas, Oakley, Peoa, Wanship, and Henefer.

Common assignments in Summit County

  • Pre-purchase appraisals for second homes and luxury custom — most are cash deals or non-standard financing. The lender appraisal isn't going to do the work; an independent buyer's appraisal is the only valuation in the room. See our pre-purchase guide.
  • High-net-worth estate and date-of-death — Park City has unusual concentrations of high-value generational holdings. Retrospective valuations for IRS Form 706 and trust distribution. See our attorney guide.
  • Divorce equitable distribution — when one party owns a Park City vacation home in addition to a primary residence, equitable division turns on defensible valuation of both.
  • Property tax appeals — to the Summit County Board of Equalization. Resort markets have unusually wide variance in assessor accuracy.
  • Custom new-construction valuation — Promontory, Glenwild, and the Snyderville Basin custom-home market.
  • Conservation easement and view-encumbrance analysis — common in resort areas; affects value materially and requires explicit documentation.

Summit County market characteristics

Three things make Summit County uniquely difficult: view premium analysis (a ski-run view can be a 10–25% adjustment that the assessor's model didn't capture), seasonality (Park City listings turn over with the ski calendar — comparable analysis must control for sale season), and condo-vs-SFR comparable scarcity (in some Park City sub-markets, comparables are thin and selection requires expanding the search radius into adjacent neighborhoods with explicit location adjustments).

Summit County Board of Equalization

Property tax appeals go through the Summit County Board of Equalization. Resort-market over-assessments are some of the highest-dollar appeal opportunities in the state — the math works at much smaller percentage gaps. Read our tax appeal walkthrough.

What you get

A USPAP-compliant residential appraisal with explicit treatment of view, seasonality, and condition adjustments. Signed by a Utah Certified Residential Appraiser (Lic. 10948175-CR00). Independent and non-AMC — direct engagement, no third-party middleman. For Summit County engagements, request a quote. Reports delivered 5–7 business days from inspection access; complex custom assignments may run longer with prior notice.

Frequently asked about Summit County appraisals

Pricing varies meaningfully across Summit County because the county is effectively two markets. Working‑county Coalville, Kamas, and Wanship price near the Wasatch Front baseline. Park City, Deer Valley, the Snyderville Basin, and Promontory are higher because of comparable scarcity, view‑premium analysis, and the documentation depth luxury markets require. Submit a quote request with the property address for a firm number.
Yes — Park City and Deer Valley luxury work is core. View premiums (ski‑run view, ridge view, golf course view) can be 10–25% of value and need explicit treatment in the adjustment grid. We document the view orientation, sight‑line obstruction, and seasonality of the view directly.
Ski‑in/ski‑out access is one of the largest amenity premiums in Park City — quantified explicitly against non‑access comparables. Second‑home valuation for divorce, estate, or pre‑purchase work proceeds the same way as primary‑residence work; the intended use determines reporting, not the occupancy pattern.
Generally 45 days from the Summit County Notice of Valuation mailing or September 15, whichever is later. Resort‑market over‑assessments are some of the highest‑dollar appeal opportunities in the state — the math works at much smaller percentage gaps because the underlying assessed values are higher. See our tax‑appeal walkthrough.
Yes — Park City has unusual concentrations of high‑value generational holdings. Retrospective valuations for IRS Form 706 (estate tax), gift tax (Form 709), and trust distribution are weekly work. The estate‑tax math gets meaningful quickly in Park City, so the appraisal needs to be defensible against IRS review. See our attorney guide.

Nearby coverage

Summit County borders Salt Lake County to the west (the Wasatch Crest divides them), Wasatch County to the south (sharing the Heber–Park City buyer overflow pattern), and Morgan County to the northwest. The Hideout submarket actually straddles the Summit/Wasatch line; we work both sides.