Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Leonardtown and Saint Marys County
Check out the top reasons MD homeowners order from Breton Appraisal Services:
Own a home in or near Leonardtown, MD and need help determining the value of it?
At Breton Appraisal Services, we understand the special needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our usual 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 (FSBO) / Pre-Listing ServicesSince you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Breton Appraisal Services, are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours. Need to remove PMI?An attractive way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. Breton Appraisal Services is qualified in helping consumers just like you dismiss unwanted PMI insurance. Challenging a property tax assessmentLets say your house is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an expert appraisal from Breton Appraisal Services is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment. Was your HELOC recently frozen?If your property is close to a declining area, your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult from a cash flow point of view. Breton Appraisal Services can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit. We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review ServicesDo you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want a second opinion without the charge 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 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. Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? Breton Appraisal Services can help you with that. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house. |