Need an appraisal in Griffin or Spalding County?

Check out the top 7 reasons Georgia homeowners call on Orchard Hill Appraisal:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
Remove PMI to cut a mortgage payment
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
In the case of a divorce in the state of Georgia, where property needs to be divided
Settle an estate in Georgia by determining the true market value of real estate


	Own a house in or near Griffin, Georgia and need help determining the price of it? Contact Orchard Hill Appraisal.

At Orchard Hill Appraisal, we understand the particular needs of a homeowner seeking appraisal services. While our usual clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra customer 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 own home because of your 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. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Challenge Spalding County's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your house is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby. That only means you're most likely paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from Orchard Hill Appraisal is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Need to cancel PMI?

A fashionable way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are seasoned in helping people just like you rid yourselves of unneeded PMI insurance.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is near a declining area, your lender may just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be annoying from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An expert appraisal from Orchard Hill Appraisal can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like 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? We can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you're 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? We can help with that too. While typically requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.