Attention homeowners in Northridge and Los Angeles County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top seven reasons why CA homeowners order from Steve Gleit:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Los Angeles county's assessment of your property
  3. To cut your mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a CA divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Do you own a house in or near Northridge? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Steve Gleit.

We at Steve Gleit understand the individual needs of a customer seeking appraisal services. While our usual 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 (FSBO)

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Steve Gleit, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value report than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

A preferred way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled 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 property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're qualified in helping people just like you rid yourselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

If you live in a region that is declining or not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That only means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Steve Gleit is your perfect weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is close to a declining area, your lender may just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be inconvenient from a cash flow point of view, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Steve Gleit can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer 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 accuracy? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you need it ASAP, 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? Steve Gleit can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may need to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.