Appraisal services for Wilmington and New Hanover County homeowners

The top seven reasons why North Carolina homeowners need River to Sea Appraisals, LLC. :

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge New Hanover County's assessment of your property value
  3. To lower your mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Determine the true market value of the real estate in question to settle an estate in North Carolina
Own a house in or near Wilmington, North Carolina and need help deciding the value of it? Contact River to Sea Appraisals, LLC. .

We at River to Sea Appraisals, LLC. understand the individual needs of a consumer after appraisal services. Our customary business clients are used to the appraisal process and the standard reporting formats. As our client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we document the results of our analysis.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at River to Sea Appraisals, LLC. , are 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 interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a local area that's declining or is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby. That means you're most likely paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from River to Sea Appraisals, LLC. is your perfect weapon.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a preferred money saver for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're veterans in helping customers just like you do away with unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Was your 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 house is in or near a declining area. This can be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. An efficient appraisal from River to Sea Appraisals, LLC. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just accepted a copy of your appraisal and you'd prefer to have a professional double-check it for accuracy or do you need a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you're in a hurry, we'll provide 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? We can help with that too. Even though most appraisal reviews are commissioned by lenders for quality control, homeowners that have reason to believe a prior appraisal wasn't above board are prudent to get a second opinion.