Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Manassas and Prince William County
The top seven reasons VA homeowners need HK Bentley, APPRAISERS:
Do you own a home in or near Manassas? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
We at HK Bentley, APPRAISERS understand the special needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. Being a consumer that probably doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis. Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at HK Bentley, APPRAISERS will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value opinion than yours. Need to cancel PMI?PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. 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 removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're experienced in helping consumers just like you rid yourselves of unwanted PMI insurance. Challenge Prince William county's assessment of your propertyIf you live in a region that is going down or not appreciating as much as other houses nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. Getting a professional appraisal from HK Bentley, APPRAISERS is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment. HELOC recently frozen?If your home is near a declining area, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow viewpoint. HK Bentley, APPRAISERS can help you reinstate your HELOC. Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?Do you need a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you desire a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? HK Bentley, APPRAISERS offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. If you're in a hurry, 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. We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have in your possession. While typically requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house. |