REALLY OT - I need info fast about real estate & mortgages

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Does anyone have any info about VA home appraisals? How long should an appraisal

take after it is requested by the bank?

I spent MONTHS prepping my kid to move, we built a new house so it was a gradual

process of aclimating him to the move, and I had more control of his

environment. He was happy and ready and doing well with the transition. I have

all his therapies changed and scheduled to start in the new town. It's a holiday

weekend this weekend.

We got a call at 4:45 pm today, less than 24 hours before our settlement

tomorrow saying that they don't have a VA appraisal for underwriting and

canceling the closing until they get it. When? No one seems to know. According

to everyone I'm speaking to, no one can even FIND the damn appraiser. 2 weeks

ago, we got the official letter from the bank with the settlement time/date,

telling us to be sure to have insurance in place and all that happy crap. We do.

EVERY and all OUR t's are crossed and i's are dotted. We don't know what is

going on - but our current house is sold. We need to be out of here in less than

a week. I had to cancel our movers, cancel the U-haul for cleaning out the

storage unit, extend my rental on the storage unit, I'll have no utilities here

come Thursday - so have to hope I can stop all that being shut off. We cyber

school at home - it's all packed up and we have nowhere to do school next week

after Easter.

I'll be calling my attorney in the morning and personally going to the bank.

Does anyone know ANYTHING about mortgage processing of VA loans/appraisals? We

never had this trouble before. Please email me offlist if you have any

info/advice.

Thanks so much.