Attention homeowners in Grand Haven and Ottawa County: Get an Appraisal today!![]() The top 7 reasons why MI homeowners order from Great Lakes Appraisal Company:
Do you own a home in or near Grand Haven? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
At Great Lakes Appraisal Company, we understand the particular needs of a consumer after appraisal services. While our usual 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 OwnerIt's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Great Lakes Appraisal Company are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price 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 price, and not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value report than yours. Need to remove PMI?PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. Great Lakes Appraisal Company is qualified in helping customers just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance. Challenge Ottawa county's assessment of your propertyLets say your house is not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This only means you're probably paying 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. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Great Lakes Appraisal Company is your #1 weapon. Was your HELOC recently frozen?Your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow standpoint. Great Lakes Appraisal Company can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal. Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?Would you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you need it immediately, 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? Great Lakes Appraisal Company can We can assist you. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home. |