Appraisal services for Saint Augustine and Saint Johns County homeowners

See the top 7 reasons why FL homeowners hire Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc.:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge Saint Johns county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. Remove PMI to cut a mortgage payments
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in Saint Johns county or FL by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help deciding the value of your home in or near Saint Augustine, FL?
Contact Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc..

We at Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc. understand the particular needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. As our non-traditionalclient, we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc. will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a preferred way to cut costs for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc. is experienced in helping clients just like you do away with undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging Saint Johns county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that is declining. That only means you're going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of things like this, the better. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc. is your perfect weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your home is in or near a declining area, your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be annoying from a cash flow angle, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An expert appraisal from Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you desire a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Foundation Real Estate Services, Inc. offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it in a rush, we'll provide 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 report? We can help with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.