Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Maple Grove and Hennepin County

The top seven reasons why MN homeowners order from Dream Home Appraisals:

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

Own a home in or near Maple Grove, MN and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Dream Home Appraisals.

At Dream Home Appraisals, we understand the particular needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra 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 house because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Dream Home Appraisals, are objective. We'll 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 house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your house's value -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

A fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At Dream Home Appraisals, we're qualified in helping consumers just like you do away with undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's going down or not appreciating as much as other properties close by. This only means you are probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Dream Home Appraisals is your chief weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

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

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you wish a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for precision? We can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. If you need it 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can help you with that Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may want to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.