Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Goose Creek and Berkeley County

Check out the top seven reasons SC homeowners use Tri County Appraisals:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Berkeley county's assessment of your property
  3. Remove PMI to lower a mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a SC divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Do you own a house in or near Goose Creek? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Tri County Appraisals.

At Tri County Appraisals, we understand the special needs of a consumer in need of appraisal services. Our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and the usual documents we provide. As our non-traditionalclient, we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Tri County Appraisals 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 home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. The 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 home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money 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 removed from your loan. We're veterans in helping clients just like you dismiss unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other homes close by -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This only means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Tri County Appraisals is your number one weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area. This can be be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow angle. Tri County Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? An appraiser from Tri County Appraisals can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. Or, if you're in a hurry, we can provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have in your possession. While typically requested by banks, you may wish to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.