Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Hilton Head Island and Beaufort County

Check out the top reasons SC homeowners order from Dustin Arnold (843) 263-1285:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a SC property tax assessment
  3. To lower a mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a SC divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in SC by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help determining the price of your house in or near Hilton Head Island, SC?
Contact Dustin Arnold (843) 263-1285.

At Dustin Arnold (843) 263-1285, we understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Dustin Arnold (843) 263-1285 will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value report than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

An attractive way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We are veterans in helping people just like you rid themselves of unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Lets say you live in a local area that's declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from Dustin Arnold (843) 263-1285 is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is near a declining area, your lender may just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be inconvenient from a cash flow angle, and destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An appraisal from Dustin Arnold (843) 263-1285 can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you want a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables 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.

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