Need an appraisal in the Tri-County?

Here are the top 7 reasons Pennsylvania homeowners order from Sekerak Realty:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to cut their mortgage payments
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
In the case of a Pennsylvania divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Do you own a house in or near Corry? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
Contact Sekerak Realty.

We at Sekerak Realty understand the special needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Sekerak Realty, 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 many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value report than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut expenses 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 down below 80% of the value of your house, 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 are seasoned in helping homeowners just like you delete unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Erie county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in an area that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That means you're going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Sekerak Realty is your chief weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in a declining area. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow point of view. Sekerak Realty can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision? An appraiser from Sekerak Realty can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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 report? We can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may want to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.