Entering Value or Damage Data

If the homeowner or a community official provides other estimates, enter the values on this screen.

  • To activate these fields, select the radio button(s) for the appropriate Basis for value of the Structure and/or Basis for cost of Repairs/Improvements
  • Enter the market value or cost of damage data supplied in the User Entered Data fields
  • Attach documents to the report
Output Summary screen in SDE Tool with User Entered Data fields emphasized. Information is arranged into three sections: Percent Damaged, User Entered Data (Optional), and Damage Summary. Percent Damaged: (boxed text) To ensure consistency and equity, local officials responsible for substantial damage determinations are strongly encouraged to select only one method each for determining structure values and repair costs and to use the selected methods for the entire community. Computed damages based on element percentages with the software can only be derived from a replacement value. You can’t use an appraisal or adjusted tax value with are both market values. Below: Basis for value of Structure (Select One), (selected radio button) Computed Actual Cash Value, (radio button) Professional Market Appraisal, (radio button) Adj. Tax Assessed Value. Basis for cost or Repairs/Improvements (Select one), (selected radio button) Computed Damages, (radio button) Contractor Estimate, (radio button) Community Estimate. Percent Damaged: (blank) (bold)%; Data Entry Incomplete. (emphasized) User Entered Data (Optional): (emphasized) Market Value Determination: (emphasized) Professional Market Appraisal: text field showing $0.00; (emphasized) Tax Assessed Value: text field showing $0.00; (emphasized) Tax Factor Adjustment (information icon) text field showing $0.00; (emphasized) Adjusted Tax Assessed Value: (bold) $0.00. Cost of Damage: Contractor Estimate, text field showing $0.00; Community Estimate: text field showing $0.00. Damage Summary: Replacement Cost: (bold) $0.00; Computed Damages: : (bold) $0.00; Depreciation Percentage: (bold) 0.0%; Computed Actual Cash Value: (bold) $0.00; Percentage of Existing Improvements and Repairs Pre-Disaster, text box showing 0.00; Repair/Reconstruction Percentage: (blank)(bold)%. *Per FEMA Publication 213, actual cash may be used as market value.