Appraisal services for Marietta and Onondaga County homeowners

Check out the top 7 reasons NY homeowners use ARE Appraisals, Inc.:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge Onondaga county's assessment of your propertyvalue
To reduce your mortgage payments by removing PMI
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a NY divorce, when property needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Own a house in or near Marietta, NY and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact ARE Appraisals, Inc..

At ARE Appraisals, Inc., we understand the special needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. While our typical 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/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at ARE Appraisals, Inc. 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 a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price -- not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a fashionable money saver for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. ARE Appraisals, Inc. is qualified in helping customers just like you delete unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Onondaga county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in an area that is declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This only means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal from ARE Appraisals, Inc. is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just may make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be damaging 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. ARE Appraisals, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Offer 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 appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps in question. If you're in a hurry, 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.

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