Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Grand Rapids and Kent County

See the top 7 reasons MI homeowners use Feyen Appraisal:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a MI property tax assessment
  3. To cut their mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a MI divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in MI by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a house in or near Grand Rapids? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?
Contact Feyen Appraisal.

We at Feyen Appraisal understand the individual needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. While our usual business 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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Feyen Appraisal, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is an attractive money saver for homeowners. 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. At Feyen Appraisal, we're seasoned in helping people just like you remove unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in a local area that's going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Feyen Appraisal is your best weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your home is in or near a declining area, your lender just 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 inopportune from a cash flow point of view. Feyen Appraisal can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Offer Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you like a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? An appraiser from Feyen Appraisal can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. Or, if you're 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.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had in the past. While usually requested by banks, you may need to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.