Need an appraisal in Highland or Oakland County?

Here are the top seven reasons why MI homeowners order from Lakeland Appraisal:

1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
2. Challenge Oakland county's assessment of your propertyworth
3. Remove PMI to reduce a mortgage payments
4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (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. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Oakland county or MI

We at Lakeland Appraisal understand the special needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. As our client, you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document our findings.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Lakeland Appraisal will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Challenge Oakland county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a local area that's declining. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. 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. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Lakeland Appraisal is your best weapon.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you need a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. If you need it immediately, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Lakeland Appraisal can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may need to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.