Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of East Dennis and Barnstable County

Check out the top reasons MA homeowners call on R Rick Goodwin:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a MA property tax assessment
To lower their mortgage payments by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in MA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a home in or near East Dennis, MA and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact R Rick Goodwin.

At R Rick Goodwin, we understand the individual needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of customer 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

It's very hard to be objective about your 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. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much your home 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 experienced appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. At R Rick Goodwin, we're seasoned in helping folks just like you dismiss unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

If you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better. Getting an appraisal report from R Rick Goodwin is your best weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow viewpoint. R Rick Goodwin can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with efficient appraisal.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you wish a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? We can go out and check the subject and comps 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can We can assist you While usually requested by banks, you may desire to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.