Appraisal services for Reno and Washoe County homeowners

See the top 7 reasons NV homeowners order from Burke's Appraisals:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a NV property tax assessment
Remove PMI to cut your mortgage payment
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in NV by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a home in or near Reno, NV and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Burke's Appraisals.

At Burke's Appraisals, we understand the individual needs of a customer after appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. As our client, you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we present our conclusions.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Burke's Appraisals, will be 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 an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a popular way to save money 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 your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. At Burke's Appraisals, we're veterans in helping consumers just like you rid themselves of undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in a region that is declining -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The quicker 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. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Burke's Appraisals is your best weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area. Not only can this be disadvantageous from a cash flow point of view, but it can be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Burke's Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you desire a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Burke's Appraisals offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you need it ASAP, 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. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.