Homeowners Appraisal Services in Washington, DCHere are the top reasons District of Columbia homeowners call on Johnson Real Estate Appraisals:
We at Johnson Real Estate Appraisals understand the particular needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them. For Sale by Owner/Pre-Listing ServicesIt's very hard to be objective about your house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Johnson Real Estate Appraisals are objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract many interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's market value, not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value report than yours.Challenging District Of Columbia assessment of your propertyIf you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from Johnson Real Estate Appraisals is your chief weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.Appraisals to cancel PMIPMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are qualified in helping folks just like you abolish unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.HELOC recently frozen?Your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inopportune from a cash flow point of view. Johnson Real Estate Appraisals can provide you with a professional appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review ServicesDo you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you need it immediately, we can 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 report you may have had in the past. Even though most appraisal reviews are requested by lenders for quality control, homeowners suspecting a prior appraisal wasn't above board are wise to get a second opinion. |
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