Need an appraisal in Alexandria or Prince William County?

The top 7 reasons why VA homeowners order from Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces:

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
Remove PMI to reduce your mortgage payments
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in VA

Own a home in or near Alexandria, VA and need help determining the price of it?
Contact Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces.

We at Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces understand the special needs of a homeowner seeking 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.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces 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 property will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces is experienced in helping clients just like you delete unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

If you live in a local area that is declining or not appreciating as much as other homes nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That 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 a matter like this, the better. A professional appraisal from Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces is your chief 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 make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inopportune from a cash flow standpoint. Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with a professional appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just gotten a copy of your appraisal and you would wish to have a professional double-check it for efficiency or do you need a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Meridian Real Estate Appraisal Serivces offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps in question. 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.