Appraisers in Mentor, OH
13 licensed appraisers based in Mentor, Ohio.
2 Certified General · 7 Certified Residential · 4 Licensed
Lake County includes several cities with licensed appraisers, including Painesville, Willoughby Hills, and Willoughby. Mentor has one of the larger appraiser bases in Ohio, with a mix of Certified General, Certified Residential, and Licensed professionals. Nearly all list a phone number, and none hold licenses in other states. Certified General appraisers can evaluate all property types, including commercial and complex residential, while Certified Residential appraisers focus on 1-4 unit homes. Licensed appraisers work on residential properties with value limits.
About appraisal licensing in Ohio
Ohio appraisers are licensed by the Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing within the Ohio Department of Commerce, which issues four credential levels from Registered Appraiser Assistant to State-Certified General. Note that Ohio replaced its old eLicense lookup in October 2025: the current public License Look-Up lives at elicense.ohio.gov (older elicense3 links you may find elsewhere are dead). Search by name or license number to confirm a license is active.
- Registered Appraiser Assistant
- State-Licensed Residential Appraiser
- State-Certified Residential Appraiser
- State-Certified General Appraiser
Consumer-direct single-family appraisals typically run about $300 to $600 in most Ohio markets, among the most affordable of the launch states. As a regulated benchmark, the VA fee schedule effective May 2026 sets single-family appraisal fees in Ohio at $650 to $750 depending on county.
Frequently asked questions
How many licensed property appraisers are in Mentor, OH?
13 state-licensed property appraisers are based in Mentor according to the federal ASC National Registry: 2 Certified General, 7 Certified Residential, and 4 Licensed.
How much does a home appraisal cost in Mentor?
Consumer-direct single-family appraisals typically run about $300 to $600 in most Ohio markets, among the most affordable of the launch states. As a regulated benchmark, the VA fee schedule effective May 2026 sets single-family appraisal fees in Ohio at $650 to $750 depending on county. Rush assignments and unusual properties price above the range.
How do I verify a Ohio appraiser's license?
Look up the appraiser on the Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing license search at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense, or check the federal ASC National Registry at asc.gov.