Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Lithonia and Dekalb County![]() Check out the top seven reasons GA homeowners use Acceptance Appraisals:
Own a house in or near Lithonia, GA and need help deciding the price of it?
At Acceptance Appraisals, we understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and accountants. As our client, you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis. For Sale By Owner/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 Acceptance Appraisals, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying 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 an experienced appraiser's value judgement than yours. Appraisals to remove PMIPMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive 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 less than 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're qualified in helping folks just like you dismiss unwanted PMI insurance. Challenging property tax assessmentsIf you live in an area that is declining or not appreciating as much as other houses close by, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Acceptance Appraisals is your strongest weapon. Recently got a freeze your HELOC?If your property is in or near 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 harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. Acceptance Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC. We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review ServicesHave you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you'd wish to have an expert double-check it for verity or do you need a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comps 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. Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help with that too. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house. |