Attention homeowners in Calabasas and Los Angeles County: Need an appraisal?

The top 7 reasons CA homeowners hire Pacific Home Inspection & Appraisal:

1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
2. Challenge a property tax assessment
3. To reduce their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
5. Verify a different appraiser's report
6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
7. Settle an estate in CA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

At Pacific Home Inspection & Appraisal, we understand the individual needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our typical 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.

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. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just 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 an expert appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other houses close by -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of things like this, the better. Getting an appraisal report from Pacific Home Inspection & Appraisal is your #1 weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been handed a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned expert double-check it for accuracy or do you want a second opinion without the cost 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. If you need it ASAP, 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 a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had done before. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.