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

See the top 7 reasons why PA homeowners use McGuire Real Estate Group:

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge Luzerne 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 a different appraiser's report
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in PA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a house in or near Drums? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact McGuire Real Estate Group.

At McGuire Real Estate Group, we understand the special needs of a homeowner 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.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at McGuire Real Estate Group, are objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to cut expenses for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down 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 eliminated from your loan. We are experts in helping homeowners just like you remove unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Lets say you live in a region that's declining -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you are 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. An expert appraisal from McGuire Real Estate Group is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is 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 inopportune from a cash flow standpoint. McGuire Real Estate Group can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? McGuire Real Estate Group offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. 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? McGuire Real Estate Group can help you with that. While typically requested by banks, you may want to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.