Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Edmonds and Snohomish County

Check out the top seven reasons WA homeowners hire TAG Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
To reduce a mortgage payment by removing PMI
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Snohomish county or WA

Need help deciding the price of your house in or near Edmonds, WA?
Contact TAG Appraisals.

We at TAG Appraisals understand the unique needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. Our typical business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. Being a person not in the real estate business that probably doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,we will give you extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your house 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 very important as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show the 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 home and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to cut expenses for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experts in helping clients just like you abolish undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. That means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of things like this, the better. A professional appraisal from TAG Appraisals is your chief weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your house is in or near a declining area, your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow angle. TAG Appraisals can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

Need 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 TAG Appraisals can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you're in a rush, 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.

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