Attention homeowners in Wenatchee and Chelan County: Get an Appraisal today!

Check out the top 7 reasons WA homeowners order from Columbia River Appraisals LTD:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. To challenge a WA property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to cut their mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a WA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in Chelan county or WA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a home in or near Wenatchee? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Columbia River Appraisals LTD.

At Columbia River Appraisals LTD, we understand the particular needs of a customer 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.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your house because of your emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Columbia River Appraisals LTD 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 valuable as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just you saying how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

A preferred way to cut expenses 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 is down below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We are qualified in helping customers just like you rid themselves of unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other houses close by. That only means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from Columbia River Appraisals LTD is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area. This can this be inconvenient from a cash flow point of view, and bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An efficient appraisal from Columbia River Appraisals LTD can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you like a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you need it immediately, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Columbia River Appraisals LTD can help you with that. While usually requested by banks, you may want to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.