Need an appraisal in South Pasadena or Los Angeles County?

The top 7 reasons why CA homeowners need Warren Churchill:

Find the right listing price (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 payment
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review another appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a CA divorce, when property needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Los Angeles County or the state of CA

Own a house in or near South Pasadena, CA and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Warren Churchill.

We at Warren Churchill understand the unique needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. But as a consumer,you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

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 Warren Churchill, are objective. We'll 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 an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract interested buyers. It's something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's price -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

An attractive money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're qualified in helping clients just like you delete unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other homes nearby. This means you are probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. A professional appraisal from Warren Churchill is your best weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is in a declining area, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also difficult from a cash flow standpoint. Warren Churchill can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? An appraiser from Warren Churchill can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. 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.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had done before. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.