Appraisal services for SAN RAFAEL and Marin County homeowners

Here are the top seven reasons CA homeowners hire Bridge to Bridge Appraisers:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a CA property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payments
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in Marin county or CA by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near SAN RAFAEL, CA and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Bridge to Bridge Appraisers.

We at Bridge to Bridge Appraisers understand the special needs of a customer after appraisal services. Our regular business clients understand the appraisal process and the usual reporting formats. Being a regular person not in the real estate field that most likely doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Bridge to Bridge Appraisers, are 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 very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

A fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated 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 house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We're seasoned in helping homeowners just like you abolish unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other homes nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This only means you're probably paying 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 off you'll be. Getting a professional appraisal from Bridge to Bridge Appraisers is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can be be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow point of view. Bridge to Bridge Appraisers can provide you with efficient appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you prefer a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a professional to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you need it in a rush, we'll 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 report? Bridge to Bridge Appraisers can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may wish to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.