Appraisal services for Rockville and Frederick County homeowners

Check out the top 7 reasons Maryland homeowners hire Chasles Appraisal, LLC:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge your property tax assessment in Maryland
  3. To reduce their mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their 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 determine the true market value of a property to settle an estate in Frederick County or the state of Maryland
Need help determining the value of your house in or near Rockville, Maryland? Contact Chasles Appraisal, LLC.

We at Chasles Appraisal, LLC understand the unique needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because of your emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Chasles Appraisal, LLC 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 many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something tangible to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's market value, not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value report than yours.

Challenging Frederick County's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that is going down. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an expert appraisal from Chasles Appraisal, LLC is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Appraisals to remove PMI

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. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We are seasoned in helping folks just like you get rid of unnecessary PMI insurance.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in or near a declining area. This can be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow point of view. An appraisal from Chasles Appraisal, LLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you desire a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it immediately, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can, using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had in the past. Even though most appraisal reviews are commissioned by lenders for quality control, homeowners that have reason to believe they've been the victim of mortgage fraud are wise to get a second opinion.