Attention homeowners in West Chester and Chester County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top reasons PA homeowners order from R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc.:

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge a property tax assessment
To cut their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a PA divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Need help determining the price of your house in or near West Chester, PA?
Contact R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc..

At R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc., we understand the special needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. But as a general consumer,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc. are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled 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 the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We're qualified in helping homeowners just like you get rid of unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is declining. This means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting a professional appraisal from R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc. is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area. This can this be annoying from a cash flow angle, and harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. If you need it in a rush, we'll 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? R.M. Conrad & Associates, Inc. can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may need to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.