Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Jacksonville and Duval County

Here are the top reasons FL homeowners call on Affordable Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payment
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
In the case of a FL divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate in FL

Do you own a home in or near Jacksonville? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Affordable Appraisals.

At Affordable Appraisals, we understand the special needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our typical 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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, not just how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

An attractive way to save money for homeowners is getting 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 amount is below 80% of the value of your property, 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. Affordable Appraisals is experienced in helping folks just like you get rid of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that's declining or is not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. This means you're probably 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. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Affordable Appraisals is your perfect weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is near 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 annoying from a cash flow standpoint. Affordable Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you need a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Affordable Appraisals can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. Or, if you need it immediately, we can provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can We can assist you While typically requested by banks, you may want to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.