Need an appraisal in Colorado Springs or El Paso County?

The top seven reasons CO homeowners call on Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. To challenge a CO property tax assessment
  3. To reduce your mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Settle an estate in CO by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help determining the price of your home in or near Colorado Springs, CO?
Contact Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC.

We at Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC understand the special needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. As our non-traditionalclient, you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

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 Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers. It's something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a fashionable money saver for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is down 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, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are veterans in helping customers just like you rid themselves of unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other properties nearby. That only means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. The earlier 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. Getting an expert appraisal from Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be troublesome from a cash flow viewpoint, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An expert appraisal from Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for efficiency, or do you need a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Yellow Dog Appraisals, LLC can We can assist you. While typically requested by banks, you may desire to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.