Need an appraisal in Arlington or Tarrant County?

The top seven reasons TX homeowners hire Trostel Appraisals :

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a TX property tax assessment
  3. To cut a monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a TX divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in TX by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a home in or near Arlington? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Trostel Appraisals .

We at Trostel Appraisals understand the special needs of a consumer after appraisal services. Our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. As our client, you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully 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 house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Trostel Appraisals will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

A preferred 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 down below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We are veterans in helping folks just like you abolish unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other properties close by -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This only means you are probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. A professional appraisal from Trostel Appraisals is your perfect weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is in a declining area, your lender just might make the decision 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 troublesome from a cash flow point of view, but it can be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An appraisal from Trostel Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you would wish to have a professional double-check it for efficiency or do you need a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Trostel Appraisals can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Trostel Appraisals can We can assist you. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.