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

The top 7 reasons WI homeowners hire Lender Preferred Appraisals:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Milwaukee county's assessment of your property
  3. To reduce their monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a WI divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in WI by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help determining the price of your home in or near Milwaukee, WI?
Contact Lender Preferred Appraisals.

We at Lender Preferred Appraisals understand the individual needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. While our typical business 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 of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Lender Preferred Appraisals, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. Lender Preferred Appraisals is experienced in helping consumers just like you do away with unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging Milwaukee county's assessment of your property

Lets say your home is not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours -- your local tax assessor may have your home 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 sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Lender Preferred Appraisals is your strongest weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is close to a declining area, your lender just might 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 difficult from a cash flow point of view, but it can be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Lender Preferred Appraisals can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with a professional appraisal.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire an expert to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? In a field review we'll 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can We can assist you While usually requested by banks, you may want to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.