Attention homeowners in Grand Island and Hall County: Get an Appraisal today!

See the top 7 reasons why NE homeowners call on Alder Real Estate Appraisals:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. To cut their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a NE divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in NE by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Grand Island? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Alder Real Estate Appraisals.

At Alder Real Estate Appraisals, we understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary "products" we deliver to them. As our client, you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Alder Real Estate Appraisals are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value opinion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. Alder Real Estate Appraisals is veterans in helping people just like you do away with unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you're 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. Getting an appraisal report from Alder Real Estate Appraisals is your chief weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. Alder Real Estate Appraisals can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you want a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. If you're in a rush, we'll 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 Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.