Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of and Escambia County

Here are the top reasons homeowners order from :

Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge Escambia county's assessment of your property
To reduce your mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate in Escambia County or the state of

Do you own a home in or near ? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
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We at understand the individual needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. As our valued client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we document our findings.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at , are objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is an attractive money saver for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We're veterans in helping clients just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is going down or not appreciating as much as other properties close by. That means you're paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an appraisal report from is your #1 weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is in or near a declining area, your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be unsuitable from a cash flow angle, and unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. can provide you with a professional appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you need a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you're in a hurry, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had in the past. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may want to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.