REASONS FOR APPRAISALS

Top Reasons to Obtain a Professional Real Estate Appraisal

• Establish market value to sell or buy property. 

• Settle insurance claims. 

• Establish value to buy property insurance. 

• Establish market value to refinance or use for collateral on another loan. 

• Assess current value to get rid of obligation to buy property mortgage insurance (PMI)

• Reduce property taxes (if market value or property value has decreased since the property tax assessor last valued it). 

• Estate settlement (to be dispersed to heirs or sold or for estate tax purposes). 

• Division of assets-to establish market value in case of divorce, dissolutions of partnerships, etc. 

• Write away or easement appraisal (if owner must sell a piece of land to the city or state for road widening or to grant an easement, an appraiser can make sure they are paid the fair current market value). 

• Business appraisals for the purchase, liquidations, financing or estate tax settlement businesses.

Note: Real estate appraisers must be state licensed and certified to afford reasonable assurance to the general public of professional expertise, integrity and responsibility.