Appraisal services for Orlando and Orange County homeowners

The top 7 reasons FL homeowners call on Fairview Appraisals:

Find the right listing price (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a FL property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower your monthly mortgage payment
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a FL divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Need help deciding the value of your home in or near Orlando, FL?
Contact Fairview Appraisals.

At Fairview Appraisals, we understand the unique needs of a consumer after appraisal services. While our usual 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)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need 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 is down below 80% of the value of your house, 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. We are qualified in helping customers just like you get rid of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging Orange county's assessment of your property

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal report from Fairview Appraisals is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your house is near a declining area, your lender may just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - 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 inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. Fairview Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. 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 a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had done before. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may wish to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.