Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Marion and McDowell County

Here are the top 7 reasons North Carolina homeowners hire JW Appraisal Services:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to lower a mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a divorce in the state of North Carolina, when property needs to be divided
  7. To determine the true market value of a property to settle an estate in McDowell county or North Carolina
Do you own a home in or near Marion? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate? Contact JW Appraisal Services.


At JW Appraisal Services, we understand the particular needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. As our client, you'll 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.

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. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a very valuable 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 buyers. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value opinion than yours.


Challenging McDowell County's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that's going down. This means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from JW Appraisal Services is your chief weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.


Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut expenses for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is less than 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 JW Appraisal Services, we're seasoned in helping consumers just like you abolish unwanted PMI insurance.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be difficult from a cash flow viewpoint, but it can be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. JW Appraisal Services can help you reinstate your HELOC.


Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you desire a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. Or, if you need it ASAP, we can 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 a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have had in the past. Even though most review work is commissioned by lenders, homeowners that have reason to believe a prior appraisal wasn't above board are prudent to invest in a second opinion.


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