Appraisal services for DeRidder and Beauregard County homeowners

Check out the top 7 reasons why LA homeowners order from Brent Hodges & Associates:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to reduce their mortgage payments
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review another appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in LA by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a home in or near DeRidder, LA and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Brent Hodges & Associates.

We at Brent Hodges & Associates understand the special needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. While our typical 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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. A professional appraiser is objective and will 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 many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We're seasoned in helping homeowners just like you remove unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging Beauregard county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that is declining. This means you're most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal from Brent Hodges & Associates is your #1 weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your home is in a declining area, your lender may make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be troublesome from a cash flow point of view, but it can be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Brent Hodges & Associates can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you like a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire a professional to double-check your appraisal for preciseness? An appraiser from Brent Hodges & Associates can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Brent Hodges & Associates can help you with that. While usually requested by banks, you may want to exercise this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.