Our Services

Our advanced knowledge of Battle Creek, MI and the surrounding area paired with our quick response time makes our team the primary choice for residential, commercial and industrial appraisals. You'll feel confident hiring us because we offer quality services at an affordable rate.

Single Family

Whether buying, selling, or refinancing, we can offer you advice and provide a professional estimate of the market value of any stand alone, one-family property. By inspecting the property and using a sales, cost, or income approach depending on your needs, we can provide a comprehensive final value report.

If you are ready to start your single family building appraisal or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

Multi Family

From financing/refinancing, to buying, to selling, to needing an appraisal for tax assessments or estate planning or legal matters, we can offer advice and help you get a professional estimate of the market value of any property with two or more separate housing units. By inspecting the property and using a sales, cost, or income approach depending on your needs, we can provide a quality final value report.

If you are ready to start your multi family building appraisal or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

Vacant Land

Whether you are purchasing, selling, financing, developing, litigating or need an appraisal for tax or legal purposes, we can offer advice and help you get a professional estimate of the market value of any property with no buildings or significant improvements. We can provide a quality final value report by inspecting the property and using a sales, cost, or income approach depending on your needs.

If you are ready to start your vacant land appraisal or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

Commercial

If you are buying, selling, financing, leasing, or need an appraisal for tax or legal matters, we can offer advice and help you get a professional estimate of the market value of any business or income-generating property.

If you are ready to start your commercial building appraisal or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

For Lenders

From purchasing, to refinancing, to opening a loan or line of credit, we can offer advice and help you get a professional estimate of the market value of any property. By inspecting the property and using an income, sales, or cost approach depending on your needs, we can provide a detailed final value report.

If you are interested in starting a lender's appraisal with us or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

Attorneys

If you are an attorney, we can provide you with a high-quality appraisal to help you through a wide range of settlements like divorce, estate settlement, legal disputes, bankruptcies, and more.

If you are an attorney interested in working with us or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

Estate or Probate

Whether for legal or tax matters, we can offer advice and help you get a professional estimate of the market value of the property in question. We can provide a quality final value report by inspecting the property and using an income, sales, or cost approach depending on your needs.

If you are interested in starting the estate or probate appraisal process or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

PMI Removal

If you are a qualifying homeowner looking to remove your Private Mortgage Insurance from your loan, we can conduct an analysis of recent nearby home sales and provide tools, information, and guidance to increase your chance of PMI removal.

If you are interested in removing your PMI or have any questions,

we would love to hear from you

Divorce Estate Settlement

Regardless of the property in question, we can offer you unbiased and professional advice to help you get the property value information you need to complete a divorce settlement.

If you are interested in starting your divorce estate settlement process or have any questions, we would love to hear from you

Understanding the Appraisal Process

Inspection: The process starts with the appraiser doing an inspection of the property to determine condition and value contributors.
Research: The appraiser will also do extensive research into the property's history, transfers of ownership, zoning laws, etc.
Evaluation: They will evaluate the highest and best use of the property according to zoning laws and the current market.
Decision: They will consider the 3 types of valuation and decide which of them applies to the subject property and analyze the information.
Further Research: They will research the necessary market, income, and or construction information necessary to make an informed decision of value.
Final Report: They will write a report specific to your needs describing all of the information and research outcomes, lastly providing you with a highest and best use along with a value.

Types of Valuation

Sales Comparison Approach: This is the most commonly understood approach. Values are based upon the sales of similar properties.
Cost Approach: Value is based upon the cost to acquire land and build new. This approach is best applied to new and newer properties.
Income Capitalization Approach:Valued is based upon anticipated income. This approach is often utilized on rental properties and other properties than generate income.