Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Orange County, Ca    Call Sue @ 714-328-3115

Here are the top reasons CA homeowners hire OC-Appraisals Orange County, Ca Residential Appraisals:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Orange county's assessment of your property value
  3. Remove PMI to lower your monthly mortgage payments
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Settle an estate in CA by determining the true market value of property in question

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Contact OC-Appraisals Orange County, Ca Residential Appraisals.

We at OC-Appraisals Orange County, Ca Residential Appraisals understand the unique needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at OC-Appraisals Orange County, Ca Residential Appraisals will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value judgement than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're seasoned in helping customers just like you rid themselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Orange county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in a local area that's declining -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The sooner 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. A professional appraisal from OC-Appraisals Orange County, Ca Residential Appraisals is your best weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow angle. An efficient appraisal from OC-Appraisals Orange County, Ca Residential Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency, or do you want a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. Or, if you're in a hurry, we can provide you with a 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? We can We can assist you While typically requested by banks, you may wish to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.