Need an appraisal in Powder Springs or Paulding County?

Here are the top 7 reasons Georgia homeowners call on Southern Star Real Estate Services:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a Georgia property tax assessment
  3. To lower your monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Settle an estate in Georgia by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Powder Springs? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
Contact Southern Star Real Estate Services.

We at Southern Star Real Estate Services understand the special needs of a consumer in need of appraisal services. While our typical 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Southern Star Real Estate Services are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, not just how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is 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, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're experienced in helping customers just like you do away with unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging Paulding county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your house is not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. That means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from Southern Star Real Estate Services is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be annoying from a cash flow point of view, and unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Southern Star Real Estate Services can provide you with an expert appraisal to help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned professional double-check it for precision or do you need a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you need it ASAP, 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? Southern Star Real Estate Services can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.