Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Greenville and Greenville County

Here are the top reasons South Carolina homeowners use Jensen Appraisal Service, Inc.:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. To challenge a property tax assessment in South Carolina
  3. To reduce a mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in Greenville county or South Carolina by determining the true market value of the real estate in question
Do you own a home in or near Greenville? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate? Contact Jensen Appraisal Service, Inc..

We at Jensen Appraisal Service, Inc. understand the particular needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. As our non-traditional client, we will give you extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present our conclusions.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale by Owner

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Jensen Appraisal Service, 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 selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value -- not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Challenge a property tax assessment

If you live in a region that is declining or is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This only means you are probably 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 things like this, the better. An appraisal report from Jensen Appraisal Service, Inc. is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We are experts in helping folks just like you remove unnecessary PMI insurance.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house 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. Not only can this be difficult from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Jensen Appraisal Service, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just been handed a copy of your appraisal and you'd prefer to have a seasoned expert double-check it for verity or do you desire a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you're in a hurry, 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? Jensen Appraisal Service, Inc. can help you with that. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.