Attention homeowners in Jackson and Jackson County: Need an appraisal?

Check out the top seven reasons why MI homeowners hire Tri County Appraisers:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
To challenge a MI property tax assessment
To cut a monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
In the case of a MI divorce, where property needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Own a home in or near Jackson, MI and need help determining the price of it?
Contact Tri County Appraisers.

At Tri County Appraisers, we understand the unique needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the usual documents we provide. But as a general consumer,we will give you extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document the results of our analysis.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because of your emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Tri County Appraisers will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

A popular way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your property, 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 are seasoned in helping customers just like you delete unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that's going down or not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Tri County Appraisers is your strongest weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is close to a declining area, your lender just may 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 annoying from a cash flow viewpoint, and harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An appraisal from Tri County Appraisers can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision? We can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. If you need it immediately, 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? Tri County Appraisers can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.