Appraisal services for Vancouver and Clark County homeowners

Here are the top reasons WA homeowners hire Appraisal Assurance Inc:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a WA property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to lower a monthly mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in Clark county or WA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a home in or near Vancouver, WA and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Appraisal Assurance Inc.

At Appraisal Assurance Inc, we understand the individual needs of a consumer after appraisal services. Our customary business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary "products" we deliver to them. Being a person not in the real estate industry that probably doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Appraisal Assurance Inc are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. 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 property will attract interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. At Appraisal Assurance Inc, we're qualified in helping consumers just like you get rid of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's declining or not appreciating as much as other homes nearby. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. 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. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Appraisal Assurance Inc is your number one weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be disadvantageous from a cash flow point of view, but it can be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. A professional appraisal from Appraisal Assurance Inc can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? Appraisal Assurance Inc offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. If you need it immediately, 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? We can help you with that Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.