Attention homeowners in wayzata and Hennepin County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top 7 reasons MN homeowners hire Westview Valuation:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge Hennepin county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. To reduce your mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a MN divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in Hennepin county or MN by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near wayzata, MN and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Westview Valuation.

At Westview Valuation, we understand the unique needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary reporting formats. Being a regular homeowner that probably doesn't see an appraisal every day,you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present our conclusions.

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. Our professional appraisers at Westview Valuation 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 house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value opinion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

An attractive money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated 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 property, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're seasoned in helping clients just like you remove undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other homes close by. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Westview Valuation is your perfect weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be inopportune from a cash flow standpoint, and damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Westview Valuation can provide you with efficient appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you would 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? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? Westview Valuation can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.