Attention homeowners in Ocala and Marion County: Need an appraisal?

The top 7 reasons FL homeowners order from Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to lower their monthly mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a FL divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in FL by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Ocala? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC.

We at Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC understand the particular needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. Being a regular person not in the real estate field that most likely doesn't see an appraisal on a regular basis,you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

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

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 Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value opinion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your house, 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. We are experts in helping customers just like you rid yourselves of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Lets say you live in a region that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That only means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. The earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC is your perfect weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in or near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow viewpoint. Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you prefer a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? An appraiser from Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. Or, if you need it 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? Blue Jay Appraisals, LLC can We can assist you. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may wish to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.