Need an appraisal in Lakeland or Polk County?

Check out the top seven reasons FL homeowners order from Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc.:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge Polk county's assessment of your propertyvalue
  3. Remove PMI to lower a monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a FL divorce, when property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in FL by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Lakeland? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc..

At Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc., we understand the particular needs of a consumer in need of 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 house because of your emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc. will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value report than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

A fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc. is seasoned in helping folks just like you rid themselves of unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other properties close by -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an expert appraisal from Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc. is your chief weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area. This can this be disadvantageous from a cash flow angle, and detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An efficient appraisal from Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned professional double-check it for accuracy or do you need a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Squire Residential Appraisals, Inc. offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you need it in a rush, 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? We can help you with that While usually requested by banks, you may wish to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.