Appraisal services for Vancouver and Clark County homeowners

See the top seven reasons Washington homeowners use Appraisals Plus Inc:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
Remove PMI to cut a mortgage payments
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review another appraiser's report for verification
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
Determine the true market value of the real estate in question to settle an estate in Washington


	Do you own a home in or near Vancouver? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate? Contact Appraisals Plus Inc.

At Appraisals Plus Inc, we understand the special needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. As our client, you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we report our findings.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale by Owner

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Appraisals Plus Inc 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 selling price so your house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's market value, not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested 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 assessment than yours.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours. This only means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of things like this, the better. An appraisal from Appraisals Plus Inc is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're experienced in helping clients just like you rid yourselves of undesirable PMI insurance.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in or near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be annoying from a cash flow point of view, and detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Appraisals Plus Inc can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Appraisals Plus Inc offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you need it in a rush, we can provide you with a 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 done before. Even though most review work is requested by lenders, homeowners that have reason to believe they've been the victim of mortgage fraud are prudent to invest in a second opinion.