Appraisal services for Tumwater and Thurston County homeowners

The top seven reasons WA homeowners use NW Real Estate Appraisal:

Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a WA property tax assessment
To cut their mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Own a home in or near Tumwater, WA and need help determining the price of it?
Contact NW Real Estate Appraisal.

At NW Real Estate Appraisal, we understand the particular needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. Our customary business clients are used to the appraisal process and the standard "products" we deliver to them. But as a consumer,you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we present our findings.

For Sale By Owner (FSBO)/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at NW Real Estate Appraisal, are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At NW Real Estate Appraisal, we're veterans in helping consumers just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's declining or not appreciating as much as other homes close by. That means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. The faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from NW Real Estate Appraisal is your perfect weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in or near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow point of view. NW Real Estate Appraisal can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you desire a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from NW Real Estate Appraisal can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it in a rush, 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? NW Real Estate Appraisal can help you with that. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.