Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Renton and County

See the top reasons WA homeowners use Cascade Appraisal:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
Challenge county's assessment of your propertyworth
To reduce a monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in county or WA by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Renton? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Cascade Appraisal.

At Cascade Appraisal, we understand the unique needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our usual 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Cascade Appraisal, 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 home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

A fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". 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 your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We're qualified in helping clients just like you get rid of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

If you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other properties close by, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. 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 from Cascade Appraisal is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your house is near a declining area, your lender might just choose 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 difficult from a cash flow point of view, but it can be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Cascade Appraisal can provide you with an expert appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency, or do you need a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Cascade Appraisal can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. 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 report? Cascade Appraisal can We can assist you. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.