Appraisal services for Fairfax and Fairfax County homeowners

The top 7 reasons VA homeowners use VA-MD Appraisal Group, LLC.:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Fairfax county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. Remove PMI to reduce your mortgage payments
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a VA divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in VA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help deciding the value of your home in or near Fairfax, VA?
Contact VA-MD Appraisal Group, LLC..

We at VA-MD Appraisal Group, LLC. understand the individual needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. While our usual clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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 (FSBO)/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. A professional appraiser is objective and will 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 house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

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

Challenge Fairfax county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home is not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. This only means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from VA-MD Appraisal Group, LLC. is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow standpoint. A professional appraisal from VA-MD Appraisal Group, LLC. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd wish to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We 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? VA-MD Appraisal Group, LLC. can We can assist you. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.