For nearly two decades, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox has given personal finance advice and insight to countless news organizations. In 2019, the financial educator became the story.
Khalfani-Cox and her husband took a home equity line of credit on their three-bedroom, three-bathroom ranch home and needed to appraise it.
This wasn’t the couple’s first experience with home appraisals. Khalfani-Cox was ready with a one-sheet with all the home’s upgrades and improvements. What she wasn’t prepared for was the dismissive home appraiser.