Attention homeowners in Roseburg and Douglas County: Need an appraisal?

The top seven reasons OR homeowners use KR Wentz Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge Douglas county's assessment of your propertyworth
To reduce your mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in OR by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help determining the price of your house in or near Roseburg, OR?
Contact KR Wentz Appraisals.

At KR Wentz Appraisals, we understand the individual needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. Our customary business clients understand the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. Being a person not in the real estate business that probably doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

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. Professional appraisers, like the ones at KR Wentz Appraisals, 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 property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something tangible 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 home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. 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. 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 a lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. KR Wentz Appraisals is veterans in helping consumers just like you abolish unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging Douglas county's assessment of your property

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better. Getting a professional appraisal from KR Wentz Appraisals is your chief weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is in a declining area, your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. KR Wentz Appraisals can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? An appraiser from KR Wentz Appraisals can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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? KR Wentz Appraisals can help you with that. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.