Attention homeowners in Ft Mitchell and Boone County: Need an appraisal?

Here are the top 7 reasons why Kentucky homeowners hire Meade & Associates:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge Boone County's assessment of your property
To reduce their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a divorce in the state of Kentucky, where real estate needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of a property to settle an estate


	Do you own a home in or near Ft Mitchell? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate? Contact Meade & Associates.

At Meade & Associates, we understand the unique needs of a customer after appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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)

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Meade & Associates are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value -- not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in an area that's going down or not appreciating as much as other homes close by. That only means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an appraisal report from Meade & Associates is your #1 weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled 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 your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Meade & Associates is seasoned in helping homeowners just like you abolish unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Recently got a freeze to your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area. Not only can this be annoying from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Meade & Associates can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with a professional appraisal.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would wish to have a seasoned professional double-check it for precision or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Meade & Associates offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps. 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 you may have in your possession. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.