Need an appraisal in Macedonia or Summit County?

The top seven reasons why Ohio homeowners hire Fritz Home Appraisals Inc.:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payments
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a divorce in the state of Ohio, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in Summit county or Ohio by determining the true market value of the real estate in question
Do you own a house in or near Macedonia? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate? Contact Fritz Home Appraisals Inc..

We at Fritz Home Appraisals Inc. understand the unique needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. As our client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present our conclusions.

For Sale by Owner/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Fritz Home Appraisals Inc. will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Challenging a property tax assessment

If you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other houses nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This only means you are probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Fritz Home Appraisals Inc. is your strongest weapon.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 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 Fritz Home Appraisals Inc., we're veterans in helping homeowners just like you rid yourselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Recently got a freeze to your HELOC?

If your property is close to 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 be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow point of view. An appraisal from Fritz Home Appraisals Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you desire a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it immediately, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can assist you. Even though most review work is requested by lenders, homeowners suspecting they've been the victim of mortgage fraud are wise to invest in a second opinion.