Attention homeowners in Rockford and Kent County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top seven reasons MI homeowners order from Carlson Appraisal Services:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge Kent county's assessment of your propertyvalue
To lower their mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in MI by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Rockford? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Carlson Appraisal Services.

We at Carlson Appraisal Services understand the individual needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our usual business 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 own home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Carlson Appraisal Services are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to save money for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. At Carlson Appraisal Services, we're experts in helping people just like you delete unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge Kent county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a region that is declining. That only means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of a matter like this, the better. An appraisal from Carlson Appraisal Services is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is near 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. This can this be troublesome from a cash flow point of view, and bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Carlson Appraisal Services can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Carlson Appraisal Services can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. If you need it ASAP, we'll provide 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 report? Carlson Appraisal Services can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.