Archive for the ‘home property appraisal’ Category

Help! Questions regarding city appraisal and acquisition of property from property owners of Charlotte!?

Monday, July 4th, 2011

So my parents just got a letter from the city of Charlotte (of North Carolina), and they want to get the property around my neighborhood appraised and apparently acquired(?). Below is the letter word for word (with some information left out for privacy/security): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

Help! Questions regarding city appraisal and acquisition of property from property owners of Charlotte!?

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

So my parents just got a letter from the city of Charlotte (of North Carolina), and they want to get the property around my neighborhood appraised and apparently acquired(?). Below is the letter word for word (with some information left out for privacy/security): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

Is there anyway to reduce property taxes if I just bought a home and it needs lot of repair?

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Is there anyway to reduce property taxes if I just bought a home and it needs lot of repair? It will take me more than a year to fix it up so I was wondering if i could get a break or even depreciated so I do not overpay ...

Home appraisals are coming in low, how can we get a fair appraisal with all the foreclosures?

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

I purchased my home 3 years ago in a new development and got a 263000 appraisal. Last month I started the process to refinance my interest only loan..The bank assigned appraiser came and said my house was only worth 208000. Since the house was built we have finished the basement ...

High home appraisal, what are the positives and negatives?

Monday, February 14th, 2011

I'm a first-time home buyer. I know you want the property to appraise for the asking price or more. Is there ever such thing as too high of an appraisal when getting a mortgage? I'm doing a guaranteed USDA loan. I had to use one of ...

Do I have to share the property appraisal with the sellers?

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

My husband and I are in the process of buying a single family home. Our offer has already been accepted by the sellers and we have already had the property appraisal done. Their listing agent told our agent that some neighbors called the seller (he does not live in the ...

Purchsing a home. What happens when the property I’m buying Is appraised less than the offer?

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

I'm I'm contract on a property in san Diego, ca. My offer was 299,999 I'm doing an FHA loan. The appraisal came back at 290,000, what happens now. Depending on how your offer was worded, you might be able to back out and get your deposit back. If you still ...

Is it legal for a home owner to sell the home(Owner Financed) with out an inspection and appraisal.?

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Situation: Home owner is selling a home and doing owner finance on it. The property is worth a lot less than the selling price. Since they are doing owner finance, there is no appraisal or inspection. Is this legal? On a traditional mortgage, the bank uses the appraisal to determine ...

Should you contest with your appraisal district if they appraised your home value less than the market value?

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Should you contest with your appraisal district (Harris County, Houston, TX) if they appraised your home value less than what you think is the market value? Or, is it better to leave as that would decrease your property taxes. Sorry to rush, but I need an answer really quick. Thanks, Navin If you're talking about ...

Property not listed with appraisal district?

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

We have some property behind my home (60 to 70 acres of land). A business purchased the land in 2008 but our county appraisal district only shows the company as owning 31 acres; how do I found out who owns the other acreage? I have already tried both ...