Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Atlanta and Dekalb County

Here are the top seven reasons GA homeowners use Buttler Appraisals-GA, LLC:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. To cut their mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a GA divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in GA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help deciding the value of your house in or near Atlanta, GA?
Contact Buttler Appraisals-GA, LLC.

At Buttler Appraisals-GA, LLC, we understand the special needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. But as a general consumer,you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Buttler Appraisals-GA, LLC are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals 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 amount is below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're seasoned in helping folks just like you rid themselves of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's going down. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an appraisal report from Buttler Appraisals-GA, LLC is your #1 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 may just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can this be difficult from a cash flow angle, and destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Buttler Appraisals-GA, LLC can provide you with an expert appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you need it immediately, 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can We can assist you Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.