Attention homeowners in San Jose and Santa Clara County: Need an appraisal?

The top 7 reasons why CA homeowners call on Ulrich Appraisals LLC:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. To lower a mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a CA divorce, when property needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Do you own a home in or near San Jose? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate?
Contact Ulrich Appraisals LLC.

At Ulrich Appraisals LLC, we understand the particular needs of a customer in need of 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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Ulrich Appraisals LLC will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very important as a 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 gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just how much your home is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experienced in helping people just like you do away with unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

If you live in a region that is going down or is not appreciating as much as other homes nearby, your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. This only means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The earlier you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting a professional appraisal from Ulrich Appraisals LLC is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is near a declining area. This can be be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow standpoint. An appraisal from Ulrich Appraisals LLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you would wish to have a veteran appraiser double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Ulrich Appraisals LLC can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can We can assist you Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.