Need an appraisal in Hughestown or Luzerne County?

The top 7 reasons why PA homeowners need Colleen Turant:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to cut a monthly mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a PA divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate in Luzerne county or PA

Need help deciding the value of your home in or near Hughestown, PA?
Contact Colleen Turant.

At Colleen Turant, we understand the individual needs of a homeowner seeking appraisal services. While our typical business 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 (FSBO)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Colleen Turant will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very crucial 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 interested buyers. It gives you something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a fashionable money saver for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We are seasoned in helping people just like you get rid of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging Luzerne county's assessment of your property

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other houses nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That means you are paying 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 off you'll be. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Colleen Turant is your perfect weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. 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. An appraisal from Colleen Turant can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire an expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? We can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. 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? Colleen Turant can We can assist you. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.