Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Fort Wayne and Allen County

Here are the top reasons IN homeowners use Frisby Appraisal Services:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Allen county's assessment of your property
  3. Remove PMI to lower your mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (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 IN by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Fort Wayne? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Frisby Appraisal Services.

At Frisby Appraisal Services, we understand the special needs of a homeowner seeking appraisal services. Our usual business clients are used to the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. But as a consumer,you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we document our findings.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Frisby Appraisal Services 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 a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price -- not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Appraisals 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. Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At Frisby Appraisal Services, we're seasoned in helping customers just like you rid themselves of unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging Allen county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is going down. That only means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Frisby Appraisal Services is your #1 weapon.

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 property 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 difficult from a cash flow viewpoint. Frisby Appraisal Services can provide you with an expert appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you like a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? An appraiser from Frisby Appraisal Services can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. Or, if you're in a rush, we can provide 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 report? Frisby Appraisal Services can help you with that. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.