Need an appraisal in Venice or Sarasota County?

See the top 7 reasons FL homeowners call on Michael Hudson:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Sarasota county's assessment of your property
  3. Remove PMI to lower a monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a FL divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in FL

Own a home in or near Venice, FL and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Michael Hudson.

At Michael Hudson, we understand the unique needs of a homeowner looking for 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Michael Hudson, will be objective. We 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 interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, not just how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

A preferred way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experts in helping people just like you delete unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say your house is not appreciating as much as other homes nearby -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you're going to pay higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Michael Hudson is your #1 weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is in a declining area, your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be difficult from a cash flow point of view, and bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Michael Hudson can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity, or do you desire a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Michael Hudson offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. 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 report? We can We can assist you Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.