Attention homeowners in Detroit Lakes and Becker County: Get an Appraisal today!

Here are the top seven reasons why MN homeowners hire Jaster Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a MN property tax assessment
Remove PMI to cut their monthly mortgage payment
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a MN divorce, when property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Becker county or MN by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Detroit Lakes? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
Contact Jaster Appraisals.

At Jaster Appraisals, we understand the particular needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and accountants. But as a general consumer,we will give you extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Jaster 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 a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. It's something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Jaster Appraisals is experts in helping folks just like you rid themselves of unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other houses nearby. That only means you're paying 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. An appraisal from Jaster Appraisals is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to 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 troublesome from a cash flow standpoint. Jaster Appraisals can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? Jaster Appraisals offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. If you need it in a rush, we'll 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? We can help you with that While typically requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.