Need an appraisal in Abilene or Taylor County?

Check out the top 7 reasons TX homeowners call on John Fanning & Associates:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Taylor county's assessment of your property
  3. Remove PMI to reduce their monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a TX divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in Taylor county or TX by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Need help determining the value of your home in or near Abilene, TX?
Contact John Fanning & Associates.

We at John Fanning & Associates understand the particular needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. Our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. As our client, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an 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 valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract buyers. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

A fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is down 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're qualified in helping people just like you remove undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge Taylor county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that is going down. That means you're 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 a matter like this, the better off you'll be. A professional appraisal from John Fanning & Associates is your #1 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 might just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is close to a declining area. This can this be annoying from a cash flow angle, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An expert appraisal from John Fanning & Associates can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity? John Fanning & Associates offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you need it immediately, we'll 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 report? We can help with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.