Attention homeowners in Tomball and Harris County: Need an appraisal?

Here are the top 7 reasons TX homeowners hire LeMaster & Associates LLC:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge Harris county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. Remove PMI to reduce your mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Settle an estate in TX by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Tomball? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact LeMaster & Associates LLC.

We at LeMaster & Associates LLC understand the individual needs of a consumer in need of appraisal services. Our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and the standard "products" we deliver to them. Being a homeowner that most likely doesn't see an appraisal on a regular basis,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we present our conclusions.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at LeMaster & Associates LLC are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced 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 property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. LeMaster & Associates LLC is veterans in helping homeowners just like you delete unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Harris county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that's declining. That only means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from LeMaster & Associates LLC is your best weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow viewpoint. LeMaster & Associates LLC can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? LeMaster & Associates LLC offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you need it ASAP, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? LeMaster & Associates LLC can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may need to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.