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

Here are the top 7 reasons why homeowners need :

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
Remove PMI to reduce a monthly mortgage payment
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Fairfax City county or

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We at understand the special needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, not just how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to cut costs 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 the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. is veterans in helping clients just like you remove unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a local area that's declining. This only means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier 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 report from is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your home is near a declining area, your lender may 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 inopportune from a cash flow angle, and harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the added 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 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? can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may wish to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.