Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Harrisburg and Dauphin County

Here are the top 7 reasons why PA homeowners order from Pamela Reitenbach:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
  2. To challenge a PA property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to reduce their mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a PA divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in PA by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help deciding the price of your house in or near Harrisburg, PA?
Contact Pamela Reitenbach.

At Pamela Reitenbach, we understand the particular needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. While our typical business 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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Pamela Reitenbach are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just you saying how much your home is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is less than 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're veterans in helping homeowners just like you delete undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge a property 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 house overvalued. This 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 an appraisal report from Pamela Reitenbach is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in or near a declining area. Not only can this be inopportune from a cash flow point of view, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Pamela Reitenbach can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned professional double-check it for verity or do you need a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Pamela Reitenbach offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it ASAP, 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 report? We can We can assist you While usually requested by banks, you may desire to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.