Appraisal services for Haughton and Bossier County homeowners

The top seven reasons LA homeowners hire Shankle Corporation:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge property tax assessments
To cut a monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a LA divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Bossier county or LA by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Haughton? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Shankle Corporation.

We at Shankle Corporation understand the particular needs of a customer after appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, attorneys, and CPAs. As our non-traditionalclient, we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report our findings.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your 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. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

A fashionable money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. Shankle Corporation is experts in helping consumers just like you dismiss unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Lets say you live in a local area that's declining -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. The earlier 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 a professional appraisal from Shankle Corporation is your #1 weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is close to 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 be be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow standpoint. Shankle Corporation can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you wish a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you need it in a rush, we can provide 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? Shankle Corporation can help with that too. While usually requested by banks, you may desire to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.