Need an appraisal in Lansing or Cook County?

The top seven reasons why IL homeowners use Professional Appraiser Network:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge Cook county's assessment of your propertyworth
Remove PMI to cut your monthly mortgage payment
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a IL divorce, where property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Cook county or IL by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Lansing? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Professional Appraiser Network.

We at Professional Appraiser Network understand the unique needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our typical 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Professional Appraiser Network will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price -- not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

A popular way to save money 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". Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Professional Appraiser Network is seasoned in helping folks just like you get rid of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is declining. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Professional Appraiser Network is your #1 weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can this be difficult from a cash flow standpoint, and damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Professional Appraiser Network can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have an expert double-check it for accuracy or do you need a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. Or, if you're in a hurry, we can provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can We can assist you Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.