Appraisal services for Lithia and Hillsborough County homeowners

See the top reasons FL homeowners order from BBG, Inc:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
  2. Challenge Hillsborough county's assessment of your property
  3. To cut your mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a FL divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in FL by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help deciding the price of your house in or near Lithia, FL?
Contact BBG, Inc.

At BBG, Inc, we understand the special needs of a customer after appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at BBG, Inc are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract many interested buyers. It's something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, and not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

A popular way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI eliminated 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 house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We are seasoned in helping folks just like you dismiss unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Hillsborough county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in a local area that's declining. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an expert appraisal from BBG, Inc is your #1 weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be unsuitable from a cash flow viewpoint, but it can be detrimental to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. BBG, Inc can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you like a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for accuracy? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comps in question. Or, if you need it immediately, we can provide you with a 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 report? BBG, Inc can help you with that. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.