Need an appraisal in Amarillo or Randall County?

Check out the top seven reasons Texas homeowners call on Appraisal Specialists:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge a property tax assessment
To cut their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in Texas by determining the true market value of a property


	Do you own a house in or near Amarillo? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate? Contact Appraisal Specialists.

At Appraisal Specialists, we understand the particular needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. While our typical 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.

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 Appraisal Specialists will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract many interested buyers. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours. That means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an expert appraisal from Appraisal Specialists is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. At Appraisal Specialists, we're seasoned in helping people just like you remove unwanted PMI insurance.

Recently got a freeze to your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is close to a declining area. This can be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also disadvantageous from a cash flow standpoint. Appraisal Specialists can provide you with an expert appraisal to help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you prefer a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. Or, if you need it immediately, we can provide 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 report? Appraisal Specialists can help you with that. Even though most appraisal reviews are requested by lenders for quality control, homeowners that have reason to believe a prior appraisal wasn't above board are wise to invest in a second opinion.