Attention homeowners in Greenville and Greenville County: Get an Appraisal today!

See the top 7 reasons why SC homeowners call on Cynthia A. Johnson:

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
Challenge Greenville county's assessment of your propertyworth
Remove PMI to cut their monthly mortgage payment
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review another appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Greenville county or SC

Own a house in or near Greenville, SC and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Cynthia A. Johnson.

At Cynthia A. Johnson, we understand the individual needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Cynthia A. Johnson, are objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. Cynthia A. Johnson is experts in helping homeowners just like you delete unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in an area that is going down. That only means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Cynthia A. Johnson is your number one weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is close to a declining area. Not only can this be difficult and inconvenient 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. Cynthia A. Johnson can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? Cynthia A. Johnson offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables. If you're in a hurry, we'll provide 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? Cynthia A. Johnson can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.