Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Johnson City and Washington County

Here are the top 7 reasons Tennessee homeowners hire Andrew Easton:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
Challenge a property tax assessment
To cut their mortgage payments by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
In the case of a divorce in the state of Tennessee, where property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Washington county or Tennessee by determining the true market value of the property in question


	Do you own a home in or near Johnson City? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate? Contact Andrew Easton.

We at Andrew Easton understand the particular needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and CPAs. As our non-traditional client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we present our findings.

For-Sale-by-Owner (FSBO) / Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Andrew Easton are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract many interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of things like this, the better. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Andrew Easton is your perfect weapon.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a popular money saver for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We're qualified in helping clients just like you rid themselves of unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area. This can be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow point of view. Andrew Easton can provide you with efficient appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you desire a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps in question. Or, if you're in a rush, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help with that too. Although most review work is requested by lenders, homeowners that have reason to believe a prior appraisal wasn't above board are prudent to get a second opinion.