Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in New Baltimore and Macomb County

See the top 7 reasons MI homeowners use Fairway Appraisal Services:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Macomb county's assessment of your property
  3. To cut their mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Own a house in or near New Baltimore, MI and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Fairway Appraisal Services.

At Fairway Appraisal Services, we understand the unique needs of a homeowner seeking appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and CPAs. As our client, you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document our findings.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Fairway Appraisal Services, will be objective. We 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 an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value report than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

A fashionable money saver 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 is 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, which will make your monthly payments go down. Fairway Appraisal Services is experienced in helping clients just like you delete unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a local area that is declining. That means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Fairway Appraisal Services is your #1 weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

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

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want 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 a field review. If you need it in a rush, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Fairway Appraisal Services can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.