R1 Appraisals is a tri-state residential appraisal firm covering Utah, Arizona, and Nevada, owned by Ryan Aagard and led on the St. George side by lead appraiser Kenny Rawlings. The firm has been operating since around 2010, with offices registered through the Washington County Board of Realtors directory and the Utah DOPL appraiser license registry.
Why tri-state coverage matters in Southern Utah
The geography here is genuinely operational. Southern Utah real estate transactions routinely involve Mesquite (Nevada, forty-five minutes south on I-15), Beaver Dam (the small Arizona-side stop just before Mesquite), the Arizona Strip ranches and small communities pressed up against the Vermilion Cliffs, and the long economic corridor running from St. George down to the Las Vegas suburbs. For an attorney handling an estate that includes property in Mesquite and St. George, or a lender pricing a portfolio that spans the state lines, having a single appraisal firm licensed in all three states simplifies the coordination cost meaningfully.
A non-local origin worth disclosing
Disclosure
Web presence is reasonable: own site, board-of-realtors directory listing, consistent address and phone across sources. License verification through Utah DOPL is straightforward.
What this fills in for the 435
A residential-focused appraisal firm with active tri-state licensure and a St. George office is a useful addition to the register’s appraisal segment, particularly for clients with multi-state needs that the locally founded firms may not be set up to handle as efficiently.