Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Jacksonville and Duval County

The top 7 reasons FL homeowners use Personal Service Realty's Residential Valuation Group:

1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
2. Challenge a property tax assessment
3. Remove PMI to cut their mortgage payments
4. To 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 FL by determining the true market value of property in question

We at Personal Service Realty's Residential Valuation Group understand the special 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 extra customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Personal Service Realty's Residential Valuation Group, are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in an area that is declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you're most likely paying more taxes than you should. The sooner 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. Getting an appraisal report from Personal Service Realty's Residential Valuation Group is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd prefer to have a seasoned expert double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Personal Service Realty's Residential Valuation Group can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you're in a rush, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have had done before. While typically requested by banks, you may wish to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.