Attention homeowners in Springdale and Prince Georges County: Need an appraisal?

See the top 7 reasons MD homeowners need Value First Appraisal Services:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
To challenge a MD property tax assessment
To lower your mortgage payments by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in MD by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Springdale, MD and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Value First Appraisal Services.

We at Value First Appraisal Services understand the particular needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. Our usual business clients are used to the appraisal process and the usual reporting formats. Being a regular person not in the real estate field that ordinarily doesn't look at appraisals every day,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

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. Our professional appraisers at Value First Appraisal Services are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract buyers. It's something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a preferred way to cut costs for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. Value First Appraisal Services is qualified in helping people just like you dismiss unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal from Value First Appraisal Services is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be troublesome from a cash flow point of view, and destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An efficient appraisal from Value First Appraisal Services can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the added expense 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 help you with that While usually requested by banks, you may need to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.