Need an appraisal in San Dimas or Los Angeles County?

Here are the top seven reasons why CA homeowners need BARNARD APPRAISALS:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payments
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a CA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in CA by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near San Dimas, CA and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact BARNARD APPRAISALS.

We at BARNARD APPRAISALS understand the particular needs of a homeowner seeking appraisal services. While our usual 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at BARNARD APPRAISALS, are objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a preferred money saver for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We are experts in helping clients just like you abolish unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a region that is going down or not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. This means you are going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal from BARNARD APPRAISALS is your best 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 just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area. This can this be annoying from a cash flow standpoint, and detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. BARNARD APPRAISALS can provide you with an expert appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from BARNARD APPRAISALS can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it in a rush, we'll provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may wish to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.