Lemon Ave was purchased for a full gut renovation project by a very experienced developer. With over a half-million in renovations, and the final product being a fully custom luxury home, ARV comps for appraisal became a challenge even for experienced appraisers. After multiple attempts at valuation, one appraiser quitting the assignment altogether the day before our COE date, we were able to get all parties comfortable with an estimated value, and closed the loan on-time without an appraisal in-file.