Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Kennewick and Benton County

Check out the top 7 reasons why WA homeowners call on Watermark Appraisal Services:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a WA property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payment
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a WA divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Benton county or WA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help determining the value of your home in or near Kennewick, WA?
Contact Watermark Appraisal Services.

At Watermark Appraisal Services, we understand the unique needs of a consumer in need of 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 own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. Watermark Appraisal Services is veterans in helping people just like you do away with unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Benton county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in a region that is going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. The faster 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. An appraisal report from Watermark Appraisal Services is your chief weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

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

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you wish a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. If you need it immediately, we'll 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 a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have in your possession. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may wish to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.