Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of BATON ROUGE and East Baton Rouge County

Here are the top 7 reasons why LA homeowners use General Inspection LLC:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a LA property tax assessment
To cut their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in East Baton Rouge county or LA by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a home in or near BATON ROUGE, LA and need help determining the value of it?
Contact General Inspection LLC.

At General Inspection LLC, we understand the special needs of a customer after appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of 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

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at General Inspection LLC, will be objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It's something tangible to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price -- not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value assessment than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

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. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We are experts in helping consumers just like you delete undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging East Baton Rouge county's assessment of your property

If you live in a region that is declining or is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of things like this, the better. Getting an appraisal report from General Inspection LLC is your chief weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is near a declining area, your lender may just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow angle. An expert appraisal from General Inspection LLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would wish to have a seasoned expert double-check it for preciseness or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you need it immediately, 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 with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.