Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Far Rockaway and Queens County

The top seven reasons NY homeowners hire Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc.:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to cut their mortgage payments
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a NY divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in Queens county or NY by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a home in or near Far Rockaway, NY and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc..

We at Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc. understand the special needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. While our usual 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

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 Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc., are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

An attractive way to cut expenses 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 down below 80% of the value of your home, 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. Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc. is veterans in helping customers just like you abolish undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge Queens county's assessment of your property

If you live in a local area that is declining or is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an expert appraisal from Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc. is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in a declining area. This can this be unsuitable from a cash flow viewpoint, and destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Tri-State Appraisal Services, Inc. offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. Or, if you need it ASAP, we can provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had done before. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.