Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Centennial and Arapahoe County

The top 7 reasons Colorado homeowners call on W. Earl Wilson:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge a property tax assessment
To cut your mortgage payments by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in Colorado by determining the true market value of a property


	Do you own a house in or near Centennial? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate? Contact W. Earl Wilson.

We at W. Earl Wilson understand the particular needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and accountants. Being a regular consumer that probably doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we document the results of our analysis.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at W. Earl Wilson, will be objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's market value, not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know 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.

Challenging Arapahoe County's assessment of your property

Let's say your home is not appreciating as much as other houses nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. 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. Getting a professional appraisal from W. Earl Wilson is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're veterans in helping clients just like you remove undesirable PMI insurance.

Recently got a freeze to your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area. This can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow point of view. W. Earl Wilson can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from W. Earl Wilson 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.

We can also provide you with a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have had done before. While typically requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.