Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Corpus Christi and Nueces County

See the top 7 reasons TX homeowners call on Lone Star Appraisal Service:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a TX property tax assessment
  3. To lower their mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a TX divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in TX by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Corpus Christi? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Lone Star Appraisal Service.

At Lone Star Appraisal Service, we understand the unique needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. While our usual business 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.

For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) / Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Lone Star Appraisal Service, will be objective. We'll 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 property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

A preferred way to cut expenses for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. At Lone Star Appraisal Service, we're seasoned in helping homeowners just like you delete unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Lets say you live in a region that's declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of things like this, the better. Getting an appraisal from Lone Star Appraisal Service is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

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 home is in or near a declining area. This can be be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow standpoint. A professional appraisal from Lone Star Appraisal Service can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide 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 need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you're in a rush, 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help you with that Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may want to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.