Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Snelling and Merced County

Here are the top seven reasons why CA homeowners order from Appraisal Avenue:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. To challenge a CA property tax assessment
  3. To lower their mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Merced county or CA

Do you own a house in or near Snelling? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Appraisal Avenue.

At Appraisal Avenue, we understand the unique needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. As our non-traditionalclient, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we report our findings.

For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) / Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Appraisal Avenue will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract buyers. It gives you something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price -- not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

A fashionable money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Appraisal Avenue is experienced in helping customers just like you get rid of unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Merced county's assessment of your property

If you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other houses nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you're going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. An expert appraisal from Appraisal Avenue is your best weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow angle. Appraisal Avenue can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables. If you need it in a rush, we'll provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help with that too. While usually requested by banks, you may need to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.