Need an appraisal in Portland or Multnomah County?

Here are the top 7 reasons Oregon homeowners order from Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower your mortgage payments
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a divorce in the state of Oregon, when real estate needs to be divided
Settle an estate in Oregon by determining the true market value of a property


	Own a house in or near Portland, Oregon and need help determining the price of it? Contact Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC.

We at Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC understand the particular needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. Our regular business clients get the appraisal process and the usual reporting formats. As our client, you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that's declining or not appreciating as much as other properties nearby. That only means you are 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. Getting an appraisal from Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're qualified in helping consumers just like you abolish unneeded PMI insurance.

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 close to a declining area. This can be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also disadvantageous from a cash flow viewpoint. A professional appraisal from Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you need a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. 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? Brooks Appraisal Services, LLC can help you with that. Even though most appraisal reviews are commissioned by lenders, homeowners that have reason to believe a prior appraisal wasn't above board are wise to invest in a second opinion.