Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Colorado Springs and El Paso County

Check out the top reasons CO homeowners hire Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc.:

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

Do you own a house in or near Colorado Springs? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc..

We at Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc. understand the special needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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 Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc., are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home'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 a qualified appraiser's value report than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a popular way to cut expenses for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. At Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc., we're experienced in helping clients just like you delete unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc. is your perfect weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be unsuitable from a cash flow angle, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An efficient appraisal from Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for precision? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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? Jeffrey L. Crook Appraisals, Inc. can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may need to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.