Need an appraisal in Maple Heights or Cuyahoga County?

See the top 7 reasons Ohio homeowners hire Crawford Romans Appraisal Services:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a Ohio property tax assessment
To cut your mortgage payment by removing PMI
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
In the case of a Ohio divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Ohio by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near Maple Heights, Ohio and need help determining the price of it?
Contact Crawford Romans Appraisal Services.

At Crawford Romans Appraisal Services, we understand the particular needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and CPAs. As our client, you can expect 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 house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Crawford Romans Appraisal Services will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned 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 cut expenses for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're experienced in helping folks just like you dismiss unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a local area that is declining. This only means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of things like this, the better. An appraisal from Crawford Romans Appraisal Services is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is in a declining area, your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be inopportune from a cash flow point of view, and harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. A professional appraisal from Crawford Romans Appraisal Services can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? Crawford Romans Appraisal Services offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you're in a hurry, 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.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have had done before. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.