Appraisal services for Plantation and Broward County homeowners

Check out the top 7 reasons FL homeowners use Atlantic Coast Appraisal Inc.:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. To challenge a FL property tax assessment
  3. To reduce their mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Broward County or the state of FL

Do you own a house in or near Plantation? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Atlantic Coast Appraisal Inc..

At Atlantic Coast Appraisal Inc., we understand the special needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, attorneys, and accountants. But as a general consumer,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your home 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. A professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract many interested buyers. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experienced in helping homeowners just like you do away with unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge Broward county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours. This means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Atlantic Coast Appraisal Inc. is your number one weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is close to a declining area, your lender might just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow standpoint. An efficient appraisal from Atlantic Coast Appraisal Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? Atlantic Coast Appraisal Inc. offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you're in a hurry, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have had in the past. While usually requested by banks, you may need to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.