Attention homeowners in Morrisville and Wake County: Get an Appraisal today!

See the top seven reasons North Carolina homeowners hire Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc.:

1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
2. Challenge property tax assessments
3. To lower a mortgage payment by removing PMI
4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
6. If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
7. Settle an estate in North Carolina by determining the true market value of real estate

	Need help determining the price of your house in or near Morrisville, North Carolina? Contact Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc..

We at Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc. understand the special needs of a homeowner after 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 (FSBO)

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc., will be objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your home is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc. is your perfect weapon.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a preferred way to cut costs for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc. is seasoned in helping people just like you delete unnecessary PMI insurance.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just might make the decision 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 be annoying from a cash flow standpoint, and unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc. can provide you with a professional appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you desire a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Faulkner Appraisal Services, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. 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.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had in the past. Although most review work is requested by lenders, homeowners suspecting a prior appraisal wasn't above board are wise to get a second opnion..