Appraisal services for Franklin and Milwaukee County homeowners

Here are the top seven reasons WI homeowners order from Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. To cut your mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  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 Milwaukee County or the state of WI

Do you own a house in or near Franklin? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals.

We at Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals understand the unique needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals 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 very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. 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 a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We're experts in helping homeowners just like you do away with unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

If you live in a region that is going down or not appreciating as much as other houses close by, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. A professional appraisal from Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in or near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be difficult from a cash flow standpoint, and unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want 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. If you need it immediately, we'll 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? Milwaukee Appraisal Co./Stowe Appraisals can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may need to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.