Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Dallas and Dallas County

Here are the top 7 reasons TX homeowners need Preston-Amherst:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
Challenge Dallas county's assessment of your property
Remove PMI to reduce a monthly mortgage payment
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Need help determining the value of your home in or near Dallas, TX?
Contact Preston-Amherst.

We at Preston-Amherst understand the special needs of a homeowner after 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 home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Preston-Amherst 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 house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value judgement than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to save money for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property, 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. We are seasoned in helping people just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Lets say you live in a region that's declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you are probably paying 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. Getting an appraisal report from Preston-Amherst is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow angle. Preston-Amherst can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been handed a copy of your appraisal and you'd prefer to have a professional double-check it for precision or do you need a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Preston-Amherst offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you need it immediately, we can 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 report you may have in your possession. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.