Attention homeowners in Soldotna and Kenai Peninsula County: Need an appraisal?
See the top seven reasons why AK homeowners order from Alpenglow Appraisals:
Do you own a house in or near Soldotna? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
At Alpenglow Appraisals, we understand the particular needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our typical business 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 Alpenglow Appraisals will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value -- not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value estimation than yours. Need to cancel PMI?A preferred way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At Alpenglow Appraisals, we're qualified in helping clients just like you remove unwanted PMI insurance. Challenging property tax assessmentsIf you live in an area that is going down or not appreciating as much as other homes nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of things like this, the better. Getting an expert appraisal from Alpenglow Appraisals is your best weapon when challenging your property tax assessment. Was your HELOC recently frozen?Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area. This can be be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow angle. An efficient appraisal from Alpenglow Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC. Field and Desktop Appraisal Review ServicesWould you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? Alpenglow Appraisals offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it immediately, 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 you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had done before. While usually requested by banks, you may need to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property. |