Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in Fort Wayne and surrounding area.

                 

Need help determining the value of your home in or around Fort Wayne?
Contact Appraisal Professionals

At Appraisal Professionals, we understand the unique needs of a consumer in need of appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Appraisal Professionals 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 property will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

A preferred way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are qualified in helping clients just like you dismiss unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging assessment of your property

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other houses nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you're going to pay more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. A professional appraisal from Appraisal Professionals is your perfect weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just gotten a copy of your appraisal and you'd wish to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for preciseness or do you desire a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it ASAP, we'll provide 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 report you may have had in the past. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.