Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Omaha and Douglas County

The top 7 reasons why NE homeowners call on Saxton Appraisals, Inc.:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a NE property tax assessment
To lower a monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate in Douglas County or the state of NE

Own a home in or near Omaha, NE and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Saxton Appraisals, Inc..

At Saxton Appraisals, Inc., we understand the particular needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our usual clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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)

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because of your emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Saxton Appraisals, Inc. will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to cut expenses for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your home, 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. Saxton Appraisals, Inc. is experts in helping people just like you dismiss undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a region that is declining. This means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting a professional appraisal from Saxton Appraisals, Inc. is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is in or 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 be be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inopportune from a cash flow point of view. Saxton Appraisals, Inc. can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with a professional appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would prefer to have a professional double-check it for verity or do you need a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Saxton Appraisals, Inc. offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables. If you need it immediately, 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 report? Saxton Appraisals, Inc. can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.