Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Arlington and Tarrant County

The top reasons TX homeowners call on Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Tarrant county's assessment of your property
  3. To lower your mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a TX divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Do you own a house in or near Arlington? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC.

We at Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC understand the special needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. Our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and the standard documents we provide. Being a person not in the real estate business that probably doesn't look at appraisals on a regular basis,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we present our findings.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It gives you something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

An attractive way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled 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 house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We are seasoned in helping customers just like you rid yourselves of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in an area that is going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an expert appraisal from Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender may just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow angle. Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Heart of Texas Appraisers, PLLC can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. Or, if you're in a rush, we can provide you with a 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 report? We can help you with that Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.