Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County

The top 7 reasons why AL homeowners need Crimson Way Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
To challenge a AL property tax assessment
Remove PMI to cut their mortgage payment
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in Tuscaloosa county or AL by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a home in or near Tuscaloosa, AL and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Crimson Way Appraisals.

At Crimson Way Appraisals, we understand the special needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our usual clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Crimson Way Appraisals 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 selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're veterans in helping people just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's going down. That only means you're paying more taxes than you should. The faster 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. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Crimson Way Appraisals is your chief weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be inconvenient from a cash flow angle, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. A professional appraisal from Crimson Way Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? Crimson Way Appraisals offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. Or, if you're in a rush, we can provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Crimson Way Appraisals can We can assist you. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.