Need an appraisal in Englewood or Arapahoe County?

The top 7 reasons why CO homeowners order from Almquist Appraisal:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a CO property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to reduce their monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a CO divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in CO by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a house in or near Englewood? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
Contact Almquist Appraisal.

We at Almquist Appraisal understand the particular needs of a customer after appraisal services. Our usual business clients are used to the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. Being a person not in the real estate industry that ordinarily doesn't look at appraisals every day,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

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

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

Appraisals to remove PMI

A fashionable way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Almquist Appraisal is veterans in helping consumers just like you abolish unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in an area that is going down. This only means you're paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier 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 a professional appraisal from Almquist Appraisal is your #1 weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is near a declining area, your lender might just decide 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 inconvenient from a cash flow angle, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Almquist Appraisal can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with a professional appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just gotten a copy of your appraisal and you'd wish to have a veteran appraiser double-check it for precision or do you need a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you're in a rush, we can provide 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 report? We can help you with that While typically requested by banks, you may need to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.