source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-ii-e-remote-observation
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — e. Remote
    Observation (08/19/2024)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — e. Remote
    Observation (08/19/2024).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-ii-e-remote-observation-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-ii-e-remote-observation-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — e. Remote Observation
    (08/19/2024)
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fha
  - hud-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — e. Remote
      Observation (08/19/2024)
    source_class: hud-handbook
    source_url: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-handbook-4000-1
    snapshot_id: 8c03836f77f317e1
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T00:28:40Z'
    content_hash: sha256:411430f29b13f9b54a2ebb0e6f6e7087ecd2b90d0da22eb0c8c792eaa2d7d0df
    paragraph_quote: 'e. Remote Observation (08/19/2024) i. Definition Remote Observation
      is a technology-based method that allows the Appraiser to directly observe the
      Property characteristics, concurrently and in coordination with another individual
      at the Property. The technology must provide data capture of the observation
      and include metadata with geocoding for location confirmation. ii. Required
      Analysis and Reporting All required visual exhibits and photograph images for
      the applicable scope of work must be included. A Remote Observation option is
      only available in connection with: • damage inspections in a Presidentially-Declared
      Major Disaster Area (PDMDA); or • completing the Certification of Completion
      section of Fannie Mae Form 1004D/Freddie Mac Form 442, Appraisal Update and/or
      Completion Report, for the reobservation of a Property. When using a Remote
      Observation technology, the appraisal report must include a certification that
      states the visual inspection was performed with Remote Observation and the technology
      verified the location of the Property. 5. Property Acceptability Criteria for
      Manufactured Housing for Title II Insured Mortgages'
  judgment: false
