Appraisal services for Middleton and Dane County homeowners

See the top 7 reasons why WI homeowners hire Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. To challenge a WI property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to reduce their mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate in Dane county or WI

Own a house in or near Middleton, WI and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc.

At Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc, we understand the individual needs of a consumer after appraisal services. Our typical business clients get the appraisal process and the customary reporting formats. But as a general consumer,we will give you extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report our findings.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Pohlkamp & Associates, 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 home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc is seasoned in helping clients just like you rid yourselves of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. That only means you're paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an expert appraisal from Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc is your best weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in or near a declining area. This can this be difficult from a cash flow standpoint, and unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity? An appraiser from Pohlkamp & Associates, Inc can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. Or, if you're in a hurry, we can provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help you with that While typically requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.