Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Plainfield and Will County

See the top reasons IL homeowners use Blue Edge, Inc.:

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

Need help deciding the value of your house in or near Plainfield, IL?
Contact Blue Edge, Inc..

We at Blue Edge, Inc. understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. Our usual business clients get the appraisal process and the standard documents we provide. But as a consumer,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 findings.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your own house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. A professional appraiser is objective and 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 home will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It's something concrete to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're experts in helping people just like you rid themselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging Will county's assessment of your property

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other houses close by -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you're paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from Blue Edge, Inc. is your perfect weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area. This can this be difficult from a cash flow viewpoint, and detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An efficient appraisal from Blue Edge, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you wish a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision? Blue Edge, Inc. offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you need it in a rush, we'll 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 report? Blue Edge, Inc. can help you with that. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.