Need an appraisal in Salem or Marion County?

Here are the top seven reasons OR homeowners call on Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc.:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a OR property tax assessment
  3. To cut a monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a OR divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in OR by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near Salem, OR and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc..

We at Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc. understand the individual needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, attorneys, and CPAs. As our client, you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your 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. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers. It's something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

A popular money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We are qualified in helping customers just like you get rid of undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours. This means you're going to pay 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 a matter like this, the better. Getting an appraisal report from Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc. is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be unsuitable from a cash flow angle, and detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc. can provide you with a professional appraisal to help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just gotten a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned professional double-check it for efficiency or do you desire a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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? Mueller Residential Appraisal Services, Inc. can We can assist you. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may wish to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.