Attention homeowners in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top 7 reasons NM homeowners hire William Barr:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a NM property tax assessment
To cut your monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a NM divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in NM

Need help determining the price of your home in or near Albuquerque, NM?
Contact William Barr.

We at William Barr understand the particular needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our usual 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/Pre-Listing Services

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at William Barr will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value -- not just how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to cut costs for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. At William Barr, we're experts in helping clients just like you abolish unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Bernalillo 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. This means you are 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 things like this, the better. A professional appraisal from William Barr is your best weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also troublesome from a cash flow viewpoint. William Barr can provide you with an expert appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned expert double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from William Barr can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. If you need it immediately, 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? We can help with that too. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.