Attention homeowners in Zachary and East Baton Rouge County: Need an appraisal?

See the top seven reasons LA homeowners hire Baker Appraisal Services:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge East Baton Rouge county's assessment of your propertyvalue
  3. Remove PMI to reduce their monthly mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a LA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in East Baton Rouge county or LA by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Zachary, LA and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Baker Appraisal Services.

At Baker Appraisal Services, we understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. Our usual business clients are used to the appraisal process and the standard reporting formats. As our valued client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Baker Appraisal Services, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract interested buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value report than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is down 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. We are veterans in helping people just like you delete unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge East Baton Rouge county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in a region that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Baker Appraisal Services is your best weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow viewpoint. Baker Appraisal Services can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just accepted a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Baker Appraisal Services can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. Or, if you're in a rush, 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? Baker Appraisal Services can help with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may want to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.