Attention homeowners in Glendale and Maricopa County: Need an appraisal?

Here are the top seven reasons AZ homeowners need West Valley Appraisal Services:

1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
2. Challenge a property tax assessment
3. Remove PMI to reduce a mortgage payments
4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
5. Verify a different appraiser's report
6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
7. To settle an estate in Maricopa county or AZ by determining the true market value of property in question

We at West Valley Appraisal Services understand the unique needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at West Valley Appraisal Services are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value report than yours.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other properties close by. That means you're paying more taxes than you should. The earlier 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. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from West Valley Appraisal Services is your best weapon.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd prefer to have a professional double-check it for efficiency or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from West Valley Appraisal Services can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. Or, if you need it immediately, 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 report? We can We can assist you Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may need to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.