Attention homeowners in Vancouver and Clark County: Need an appraisal?

Check out the top reasons WA homeowners need Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc.:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. To cut their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a WA divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Clark county or WA

Own a home in or near Vancouver, WA and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc..

At Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc., we understand the individual needs of a customer after appraisal services. While our typical 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.

For Sale By Owner (FSBO)/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc. are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to cancel 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. Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc. is qualified in helping consumers just like you get rid of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

If you live in a local area that is declining or not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. The quicker 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 report from Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc. is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in or near a declining area. This can be be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow point of view. An appraisal from Res1 Valuation & Consulting, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been handed a copy of your appraisal and you'd wish to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you're in a hurry, we can provide 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? We can We can assist you While usually requested by banks, you may need to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.