Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Virginia Beach and Virginia Beach City County

Here are the top 7 reasons VA homeowners use Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc:

Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge Virginia Beach City county's assessment of your property
To lower their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in Virginia Beach City county or VA by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Virginia Beach ? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
Contact Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc.

We at Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc understand the particular needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. Our usual business clients get the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. Being a regular homeowner that ordinarily doesn't look at appraisals every day,you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we report 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. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc, are objective. We'll 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 very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc, we're experts in helping folks just like you dismiss unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge 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 properties close to yours. This only means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is in a declining area, your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be inopportune from a cash flow angle, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Burnham Real Estate Appraisals, Inc offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it immediately, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have in your possession. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.