Attention homeowners in Geneva and Kane County: Get an Appraisal today!

Here are the top reasons IL homeowners hire Wackenhut Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge property tax assessments
Remove PMI to reduce a mortgage payments
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in IL by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Geneva, IL and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Wackenhut Appraisals.

We at Wackenhut Appraisals understand the special needs of a consumer in need of appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and accountants. Being a regular homeowner that probably doesn't see an appraisal every day,you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we report our conclusions.

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. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Wackenhut Appraisals, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to save money for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're experienced in helping clients just like you abolish unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging Kane county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that's declining. This means you're 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 a matter like this, the better off you'll be. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Wackenhut Appraisals is your best weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in a declining area. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow standpoint. Wackenhut Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you wish a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire an expert to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? Wackenhut Appraisals 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? Wackenhut Appraisals can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.