Appraisal services for Atlanta and Cobb County homeowners

The top seven reasons why GA homeowners need Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc.:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
Challenge Cobb county's assessment of your propertyvalue
To lower their mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in GA by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help determining the value of your home in or near Atlanta, GA?
Contact Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc..

At Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc., we understand the particular needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. But as a general consumer,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present our findings.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc. 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 price to sell at so your property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value assessment than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a popular way to cut expenses for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're seasoned in helping consumers just like you remove unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that is going down or not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. That only 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 things like this, the better off you'll be. An appraisal report from Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc. is your #1 weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is in a declining area, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult from a cash flow angle. Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just accepted a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for precision or do you desire a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Quest Valuation & Advisors, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may want to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.