Appraisal services for Seattle and King County homeowners

Check out the top reasons WA homeowners order from Crest Appraisal Services:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge property tax assessments
To cut their mortgage payments by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
In the case of a WA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
To settle an estate in WA by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a home in or near Seattle, WA and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Crest Appraisal Services.

We at Crest Appraisal Services understand the special needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and the standard reporting formats. As our client, we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report our findings.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because you probably have an emotional attachment to 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 selling price so your property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your property, 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're qualified in helping people just like you remove undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. This means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from Crest Appraisal Services is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area. Not only can this be inconvenient from a cash flow angle, but it can be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Crest Appraisal Services can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you wish a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for precision? An appraiser from Crest Appraisal Services can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you need it immediately, 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 report? We can We can assist you While usually requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.