Appraisal services for Prairie Grove and Washington County homeowners

Check out the top 7 reasons why AR homeowners order from ARE Services:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge Washington county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. Remove PMI to lower their monthly mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in Washington county or AR by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Prairie Grove, AR and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact ARE Services.

We at ARE Services understand the unique needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and accountants. Being a consumer that ordinarily doesn't look at appraisals every day,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at ARE Services 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 price to sell at so your home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a preferred way to cut costs for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experienced in helping people just like you dismiss unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Washington county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of a matter 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 ARE Services is your number one weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your home is near a declining area, your lender might just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be annoying from a cash flow point of view, but it can be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. ARE Services can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

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 need an expert to double-check your appraisal for precision? An appraiser from ARE Services can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. Or, if you're in a rush, 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.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have in your possession. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.