Attention homeowners in Mount Pleasant and Charleston County: Get an Appraisal today!

Check out the top reasons SC homeowners call on Sutherland Group:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. To challenge a SC property tax assessment
  3. To reduce a mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a SC divorce, when real estate needs to be divided
  7. To determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Do you own a home in or near Mount Pleasant? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Sutherland Group.

We at Sutherland Group understand the individual needs of a homeowner after appraisal services. While our usual 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Sutherland Group are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract interested buyers. It's something tangible to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to save money for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We are experienced in helping folks just like you delete unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging Charleston county's assessment of your property

If you live in a local area that is declining or not appreciating as much as other properties nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you are probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from Sutherland Group is your best weapon.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Your lender might just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be inconvenient 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. Sutherland Group can help you reinstate your home equity line of credit with a professional appraisal.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for accuracy, or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Sutherland Group offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comps. If you need it immediately, we'll provide you with a 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? Sutherland Group can help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to exploit this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.