Need an appraisal in Tucson or Pima County?

The top seven reasons why AZ homeowners need Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc.:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to reduce your mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a AZ divorce, where real estate needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in AZ by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help determining the price of your house in or near Tucson, AZ?
Contact Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc..

We at Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc. understand the special needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and CPAs. Being a homeowner that most likely doesn't look at appraisals every day,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

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

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. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers. It's something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, not just how much you think 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 a qualified appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount 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. Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc. is seasoned in helping customers just like you abolish unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging Pima county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in a region that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This only means you're most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting a professional appraisal from Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc. is your chief weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is near a declining area, your lender just may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be annoying from a cash flow standpoint, 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 Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc. can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned professional double-check it for verity or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc. can go out and check the subject and comparables in a field review. If you're in a rush, we'll 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? Leigh B. Pattalochi, Inc. can help you with that. While typically requested by banks, you may wish to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.