Items 1 to 4: request and location
The requester, loan number, location of the manufactured home and any existing VA loan number and loan file location.
26-8712
Manufactured Home Appraisal Report
- Agency
- VA
- Revision
- November 2007
- Fillable fields
- 94
- Pages
- 1
- Official source
- VA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
VA Form 26-8712: Manufactured Home Appraisal Report
VA Form 26-8712 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manufactured Home Appraisal Report. VA's form page lists it under housing assistance. It is completed by an appraiser, who records the home's details, its condition and cost of repairs and a retail book value, then signs a certification.
The instructions to the appraiser say the value estimate will in no event include or recognize items which are not a part of the manufactured home, such as steps, skirting, added on porches, patios, storage sheds, carports, landscaping, fencing and home site or park location adjustments.
The form is one page, with a space to attach photographs in two views. The certification says a violation can result in removal from the fee appraiser's roster. You can fill out the PDF free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on VA Form 26-8712
Items 5 to 7: the home
Year, manufacturer and make, model and serial numbers, length, width, single or multi section, whether it was constructed for use in this geographic area, and whether it is occupied or vacant.
Item 8: condition and cost of repairs
Condition and cost of repairs for listed items, from tires, wheels, axles and hitch to roof, floor, appliances, furnace, bathroom fixtures and air conditioner.
Items 9 to 12: equipment and safety
Additional equipment, the total cost of repairs, whether the home meets MPR's, and whether it has an emergency exit from sleeping rooms, a smoke detection device and two exit doors remote from each other.
Items 13 and 14: value
Estimated remaining physical life in years, the name and edition date of the book used, whether the appraisal is made as is or subject to repairs, and the retail book value.
Certification and signature
Five statements, including no gratuity or emolument other than the appraisal fee and no interest in the applicant, seller, property or mortgage, then the appraiser's signature and date.
How to complete VA Form 26-8712
- 1
Enter the request details
Fill in Items 1 to 4 with the requester, loan number, home location and any existing VA loan details.
- 2
View the home and take photos
The certification says the appraiser carefully viewed the property, inside and outside. The form has a space to attach photographs in two views.
- 3
Rate the condition and repairs
Complete Items 5 to 12. Item 9 says to use the reverse if more space is needed for additional equipment.
- 4
Leave out non-home items
The instructions to the appraiser exclude items not part of the home, such as steps, skirting, porches, sheds, carports and home site or park location adjustments.
- 5
Record the value and sign
Complete Items 13 and 14, then sign and date Items 15A and 15B.
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Where it goes
No address printed
Neither the form nor VA's page gives a mailing address or says where the completed report is sent.
Paper form only
VA's page offers the form as a downloadable PDF and lists no online version.
Edition
The form is dated NOV 2007 and says it supersedes VA Form 26-8712, JUL 1990, which will not be used.
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Who uses VA Form 26-8712?
The form is an appraiser's report made at a requester's request. It is not completed by the Veteran.
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Questions about Form 26-8712
What is VA Form 26-8712?
It is the Manufactured Home Appraisal Report. It records the home's details, condition and cost of repairs and a retail book value, with the appraiser's certification.
Who completes VA Form 26-8712?
An appraiser. The certification says a violation can result in removal from the fee appraiser's roster. Item 1 names the person or firm making the request.
What does the value estimate leave out?
The instructions to the appraiser say it will in no event include items which are not a part of the manufactured home, such as steps, skirting, porches, patios, storage sheds, carports, landscaping, fencing and home site or park location adjustments.
Does the report include photos?
The form has a space labeled attach photographs here, 2 views.
What does the appraiser certify?
That they viewed the property inside and outside, that it is the property in the assignment, that they took no gratuity other than the appraisal fee, that they have no interest in the applicant, seller, property or mortgage, and that race, religion, sex or national origin did not influence the value.