Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Woodway and McLennan County

The top 7 reasons TX homeowners order from Bridgewood Properties:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
To challenge a TX property tax assessment
To lower their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in TX by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a house in or near Woodway? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Bridgewood Properties.

At Bridgewood Properties, we understand the individual needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

A fashionable way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Bridgewood Properties is experts in helping clients just like you do away with unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in a region that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. The earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. A professional appraisal from Bridgewood Properties is your best weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inopportune from a cash flow standpoint. Bridgewood Properties can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you need a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? 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 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? Bridgewood Properties can We can assist you. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may wish to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.