Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Sarasota and Sarasota County

See the top seven reasons FL homeowners hire Caitlyn Perlman:

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

Do you own a house in or near Sarasota? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Caitlyn Perlman.

At Caitlyn Perlman, we understand the particular needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of customer 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. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experienced in helping clients just like you dismiss unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge Sarasota county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that is declining or not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An expert appraisal from Caitlyn Perlman is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow angle. Caitlyn Perlman can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want 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. Or, if you need it ASAP, we can provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help you with that While usually requested by banks, you may desire to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.