Draper Divorce

Draper divorce appraiser — south Salt Lake County valuations for family court

Independent divorce appraisals across Draper, SoDra, and the Salt Lake/Utah County line corridor. USPAP-compliant, deposition-ready, 5-7 business days.

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

Draper divorce appraisals often involve larger family homes on larger lots than the typical Sandy or Salt Lake City marital residence — $900K-$1.5M SuncrestCraft-style properties with view premiums and bench-neighborhood characteristics that generic residential comp analysis misses.

The neighborhood-tier accuracy of the comp selection is what makes a Draper divorce appraisal defensible. Casual comp selection here creates 10-15% valuation errors — six figures on a typical Draper marital home.

Miner Appraisals handles Draper divorce work directly. USPAP-compliant methodology with careful neighborhood-tier comp selection, delivery in 5-7 business days, neutral or single-side engagement.

Draper market context

Draper's residential market has more tier variation than most Salt Lake County submarkets. SunCrest sits at a specific $800K-1.2M tier with mountain-view premium. Draper east-bench neighborhoods run higher, especially properties with Little Cottonwood or Bell Canyon proximity. Draper Park and the older west-side neighborhoods sit at a more standard $600-800K tier. Corner Canyon area properties, particularly newer construction, run into $1.2-1.8M for larger lots with views. Each tier has its own comp set and its own market dynamics.

What Draper divorce appraisals specifically involve

A Draper divorce appraisal's biggest single risk is comp-tier mismatch — treating a SunCrest home like a Draper Park home, or vice versa. The tier distinctions are meaningful. A careful Draper divorce appraisal identifies the subject property's specific tier and selects comps from within it, then applies appropriate adjustments. Sloppy tier selection is the most common reason Draper divorce appraisals get challenged by the opposing side's expert.

Draper coverage — neighborhoods and submarkets

Draper coverage regularly includes: SunCrest, Corner Canyon, Draper east bench, Draper Park, Historic Draper, Traverse Ridge, South Draper, Bell Canyon adjacent, west Draper, SoDra. Each has its own comp set and its own market character; the report reflects the specific submarket the subject property lives in.

Fee and turnaround

Fee range: $600-900 for a standard single-family home. Standard SFH; SunCrest, Corner Canyon luxury run higher.

Turnaround: 5-7 business days from inspection to signed report. Rush available at additional surcharge for court-deadline or IRS-filing pressure. Fee due at inspection; engagement letter delivered before the conflict check clears.

Frequently asked

$600-900 for a standard Draper single-family home. SunCrest with view premium and Corner Canyon luxury run $800-1,100. Contested-valuation litigation posture runs $900-1,300. Fee due at inspection, report in 5-7 business days.

View premium is a real adjustment factor in SunCrest and applies specifically to the individual property's view corridor. The report identifies comparable SunCrest sales with similar view characteristics and reflects the market's typical view premium (usually $30-80K depending on the specific view quality) in the value opinion. Comps from non-view SunCrest properties get adjusted upward to reflect the view premium the subject enjoys.

The report notes the HOA and CC&R environment in the property description section. Comparable sales come from within the same or similar HOA-governed communities, so the HOA context is embedded in the comparable-sale value rather than requiring separate adjustment. The report addresses HOA compliance status (current vs. delinquent) if that's a specific issue in the divorce case.

Yes — the appraisal identifies the parcel's county for jurisdictional clarity (particularly relevant for property-tax data references and any post-decree recording). Comp selection reflects the actual market, which often crosses the county line in Draper's south end and Alpine's north end. The appraiser identifies comps from the same market rather than being artificially constrained by county boundary lines.