Snyder Appraisal Services, Inc.   is a full-service residential, small-income and land appraisal firm serving the Research Triangle area and surrounding counties of North Carolina. 

Snyder Appraisal Services, Inc.  works with individual homeowners and homebuyers, attorneys, accountants, financial planners, bankers and mortgage brokers, (both locally and nationally) on a daily basis.   Some of the reasons you may need an appraisal are:

Purchase Of A Home (Mortgage) - One of the most important issues involved in purchasing a property is developing an opinion of what it's worth so that you can make an informed offer to purchase. Whether you're new to the Research Triangle area or perhaps a first-time homebuyer, you may may not be sure what's a reasonable price to offer. For the small investment of an appraisal fee prior to making an offer to purchase, a professional appraisal report performed by a qualified, state-licensed appraiser can provide you with an objective, third party opinion of a property's current Market Value.

Refinance or Home Equity  - You may need to consolidate bills, have college tuition, medical bills or any number of reasons you need a new loan.  When you order an appraisal from Snyder Appraisal Services, you can rest assured that you will get the best in professional service, courtesy, and the highest quality appraisal.

PMI (Mortgage Insurance) Removal   - A popular money saver for homeowners in the last few years 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 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.  See the link below to find out how you can reduce your monthly mortgage payment.

Divorce   -Who gets the house? In divorce cases, the Court will not generally order one party to buyout the other party's interest in their residence.  If the parties are unable to agree upon what they are going to do with the residence, the Court may, however, order the sale of the home with each of the parties getting his and her respective share of the net proceeds from the sale. In either case, one or both parties should order an appraisal on the residence. The amount of equity in the home must be determined if one party is going to “buyout” the other. When you order an appraisal from Snyder Appraisal Services, you can rest assured that you will get the best in professional service, courtesy, and the highest quality appraisal.

Estate Settlement - Settling an estate from a death, or probate, often requires an appraisal to establish Fair Market Value for the residential property involved.  The ethics provision within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds us with confidentiality, ensuring the fullest degree of discretion.

Tax Appeal - You may be paying too much in city and/or  county taxes if your tax assessment is too high.  We'll be happy to provide you with a professional appraisal to either dispute or validate the assessment of your home.

Relocation -  We  understand the stress involved with an employee relocation.  We take great care in establishing a convenient appointment time for the appraisal inspection. During our thorough inspection, we encourage relocating employees to provide input on the positive attributes of their property along with information about any recent sales or listings in their neighborhood that they want considered.

FSBO (For Sale By Owner)   -  Homes that are listed for sale by the owner, without the assistance of a real estate agent, are known as FSBOs (pronounced FIZZ-BO).  Selling your home "on your own" will require a significant amount of "homework" if you're going to do it right.  One piece of advice that is consistently given by the experts in selling your home FSBO....Do NOT "Overprice" Your Home! It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it.  A Professional Appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Prelisting Appraisal    -   Your REALTOR or sales agent will most likely provide you with a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) that lists selected sales in your area as a means of setting a "Listing Price".  This stage is CRITICAL if you're going to maximize your profit and minimize the selling time. Even if you're working with an experienced sales agent, it's often in your best interest to have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a Listing Agreement.  Your pre-listing appraisal will provide you and your sales agent with an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar "comparable sales" or as they're commonly called, "Comps". In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer.

Be sure to request Snyder Appraisal Services as your "appraiser of choice".  We're already approved by most major lenders and if we're not on your lender's list, we'll provide all the information required to include us in their "approved appraiser list."

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