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

Here are the top reasons WA homeowners need Scott Olson:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a WA property tax assessment
  3. To cut a mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a WA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in WA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help determining the value of your home in or near Vancouver, WA?
Contact Scott Olson.

At Scott Olson, we understand the individual needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and accountants. Being a person not in the real estate field that most likely doesn't see an appraisal on a regular basis,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Scott Olson, are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract buyers. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value -- not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that 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.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're experienced in helping homeowners just like you abolish unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Clark county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other houses close by. This only means you're probably 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 things like this, the better off you'll be. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Scott Olson is your #1 weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your property is near a declining area, your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be troublesome from a cash flow angle, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An expert appraisal from Scott Olson can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just accepted a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a professional double-check it for efficiency or do you desire a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comps in question. If you need it ASAP, 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 you with that Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.