Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County

The top 7 reasons Utah homeowners call on Outwest Appraisals, Inc.:

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower your monthly mortgage payment
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a divorce in the state of Utah, where real estate property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Utah by determining the true market value of the real estate in question


	Need help deciding the value of your home in or near Salt Lake City, Utah? Contact Outwest Appraisals, Inc..

We at Outwest Appraisals, Inc. understand the unique needs of a customer after appraisal services. Our typical business clients get the appraisal process and the customary "products" we deliver to them. As our client, you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we document the results of our analysis.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Outwest Appraisals, Inc., are objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- 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 much more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Let's say your house is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That only means you're going to pay more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Outwest Appraisals, Inc. is your #1 weapon.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your home, 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. We're experts in helping consumers just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Recently got a freeze to your HELOC?

If your house is near a declining area, your lender just may 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 inconvenient from a cash flow angle, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Outwest Appraisals, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? An appraiser from Outwest Appraisals, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comparables 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.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had done before. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.