Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Vancouver and Clark County

Here are the top 7 reasons why WA homeowners call on Skyward Appraisal, Inc.:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Clark county's assessment of your property
  3. To lower your mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a WA divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in WA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a home in or near Vancouver? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Skyward Appraisal, Inc..

At Skyward Appraisal, Inc., we understand the individual needs of a customer after appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. Being a regular consumer that ordinarily doesn't see an appraisal on a regular basis,you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

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. Our professional appraisers at Skyward Appraisal, Inc. are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

A fashionable money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. Skyward Appraisal, Inc. is experienced in helping people just like you rid themselves of unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours. This only means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of a matter like this, the better. A professional appraisal from Skyward Appraisal, Inc. is your perfect weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can this be difficult from a cash flow angle, and bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. A professional appraisal from Skyward Appraisal, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just been handed a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned professional double-check it for verity or do you want a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Skyward Appraisal, Inc. offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you need it ASAP, 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? We can help you with that While typically requested by banks, you may desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.