Appraisal services for Magnolia and Montgomery County homeowners

Here are the top reasons Texas homeowners order from Kent Taylor & Associates:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to reduce a mortgage payments
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To determine the true market value of a property to settle an estate


	Need help deciding the price of your house in or near Magnolia, Texas? Contact Kent Taylor & Associates.

At Kent Taylor & Associates, we understand the unique needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. Our usual business clients are used to the appraisal process and the standard reporting formats. But as a consumer, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

For Sale by Owner/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Kent Taylor & Associates are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a local area that is declining. 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 contesting your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Kent Taylor & Associates is your chief weapon.

Need to cancel PMI?

An attractive way to cut expenses for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're qualified in helping consumers just like you delete unneeded PMI insurance.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is in or near a declining area, your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be inconvenient from a cash flow viewpoint, but it can be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Kent Taylor & Associates can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps in question. 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 you may have in your possession. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.