Attention homeowners in Tooele and Tooele County: Get an Appraisal today!

Check out the top 7 reasons why UT homeowners call on a la mode:

Pre-listing appraisals (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a UT property tax assessment
Remove PMI to cut your monthly mortgage payment
Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Settle an estate in UT by determining the true market value of property in question

Do you own a home in or near Tooele? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact a la mode.

We at a la mode understand the individual needs of a homeowner looking for appraisal services. Our typical business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary reporting formats. But as a general consumer,you can expect extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we present the results of our analysis.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

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

Need to cancel PMI?

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. a la mode is experienced in helping people just like you dismiss unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other homes nearby. That only means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. An appraisal report from a la mode is your best weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your property is near a declining area. This can be be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also unsuitable from a cash flow viewpoint. a la mode can provide you with efficient appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Need 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 want a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision? a la mode offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps. Or, if you need it immediately, we can 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? We can help with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.