Attention homeowners in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge County: Get an Appraisal today!

See the top seven reasons LA homeowners need Chase Appraisal Service:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge East Baton Rouge county's assessment of your property
  3. Remove PMI to reduce a monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a LA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in East Baton Rouge County or the state of LA

Do you own a house in or near Baton Rouge? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Chase Appraisal Service.

At Chase Appraisal Service, we understand the individual needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and accountants. As our client, you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we document our findings.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Chase Appraisal Service will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, 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 professional appraiser's value report than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. Chase Appraisal Service is qualified in helping clients just like you do away with unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in an area that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This only means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from Chase Appraisal Service is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender may just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be unsuitable from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Chase Appraisal Service can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you desire a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. If you're in a rush, 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.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have in your possession. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may want to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.