Appraisal services for Cartersville and Bartow County homeowners

Here are the top 7 reasons why GA homeowners use MAC Valuations:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Bartow county's assessment of your propertyvalue
  3. Remove PMI to reduce a mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Bartow county or GA

Need help deciding the price of your home in or near Cartersville, GA?
Contact MAC Valuations.

We at MAC Valuations understand the particular needs of a customer after appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and CPAs. But as a consumer,you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at MAC Valuations will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested 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 judgement than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a fashionable money saver for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan 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. MAC Valuations is qualified in helping clients just like you dismiss unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

If you live in a region that is going down or not appreciating as much as other homes nearby, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This only means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of things like this, the better. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from MAC Valuations is your chief weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your property is in 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 annoying from a cash flow angle, but it can be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. MAC Valuations can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with an expert appraisal.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned expert double-check it for efficiency or do you desire a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? MAC Valuations offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. If you're in a rush, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? MAC Valuations can help with that too. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.