Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Knoxville and Knox County

Check out the top seven reasons why TN homeowners call on Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC:

  1. Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge Knox county's assessment of your property
  3. Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a TN divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. To settle an estate in TN by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Knoxville, TN and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC.

We at Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC understand the special needs of a homeowner seeking appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and accountants. But as a consumer,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we report our findings.

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. The professional appraisers at Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to cut costs for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. At Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC, we're seasoned in helping homeowners just like you abolish unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Tax Assessment

Lets say you live in a local area that is 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 sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal report from Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC is your best weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your house is in or near a declining area, your lender may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be inconvenient from a cash flow point of view, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC can provide you with an expert appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

We Provide 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 need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for precision? Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you need it ASAP, we can 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 report? Dunn & Metz Appraisal Group LLC can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may wish to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.