Attention homeowners in Gaithersburg and Montgomery County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top reasons MD homeowners order from BRW Real Estate Services:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to cut their monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a MD divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Montgomery county or MD

Do you own a house in or near Gaithersburg? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact BRW Real Estate Services.

At BRW Real Estate Services, we understand the particular needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. Our regular business clients get the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. As our client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at BRW Real Estate Services, will be objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract many interested buyers. It's something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just how much you think your house is worth. Potential 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 judgement than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

A preferred way to save money for homeowners is to get 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 is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. At BRW Real Estate Services, we're seasoned in helping homeowners just like you remove unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

If you live in a region that is declining or is not appreciating as much as other homes close to yours, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you're most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. A professional appraisal from BRW Real Estate Services is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is in or near a declining area, your lender might 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 damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. BRW Real Estate Services can provide you with a professional appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would prefer to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for precision or do you need a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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 report? We can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may need to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.