Attention homeowners in Safford and Graham County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top seven reasons why Arizona homeowners need Scott Appraisals:

Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower a mortgage payments
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Review a different appraiser's report for verification
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in Arizona by determining the true market value of the real estate in question


	Need help deciding the price of your home in or near Safford, Arizona? Contact Scott Appraisals.

We at Scott Appraisals understand the special needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

For Sale by Owner/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Scott Appraisals are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will 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 valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know 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.

Challenging property tax assessments

Let's say you live in an area that is declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal report from Scott Appraisals is your best weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

A fashionable money saver 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". Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Scott Appraisals is qualified in helping folks just like you delete unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area. This can be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult from a cash flow standpoint. A professional appraisal from Scott Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. If you're 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 report? Scott Appraisals can help you with that. Even though most appraisal reviews are commissioned by lenders for quality control, homeowners suspecting they've been the victim of mortgage fraud are prudent to get a second opinion.