Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Novelty and Geauga County

Here are the top seven reasons why OH homeowners need Cranwood Appraisals, Inc.:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. To challenge a OH property tax assessment
  3. To reduce their mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in OH by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a home in or near Novelty, OH and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Cranwood Appraisals, Inc..

At Cranwood Appraisals, Inc., we understand the unique needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and CPAs. Being a consumer that most likely doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document the results of our analysis.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Cranwood Appraisals, 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 property will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We are experts in helping customers just like you abolish unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

If you live in an area that is declining or not appreciating as much as other homes close by, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you are 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. Getting an appraisal from Cranwood Appraisals, Inc. is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in or near a declining area. This can be be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow point of view. Cranwood Appraisals, Inc. can provide you with efficient appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Cranwood Appraisals, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. Or, if you're in a hurry, 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help you with that While typically requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.