Once you have them in person, it is our duty to explain our value proposition - marketing, resources, team structure, systems and processes etc.With respect to why they shouldn't sell on their own:- Zillow direct most traffic to Premiere Agents so the seller only gets a small percentage of interested buyer inquiries- They are only exposing their property to a small portion of the market- It takes TIME to do showings, market open houses, negotiate contracts, coordinate inspections, appraisals, walkthroughs, etc.- Agents who list their property on MLS can expose the listing to other agents who are incentivized to bring forward a qualified buyer.

Within about 1 year re-appraisal dropped PMI.

However, we are running into extreme escrow issues with lots of lenders unable to close the deal on time, due to various factors, like appraisal delay, or buyer getting furloughed and back out of contracts, other issues that will extend the closing date.

First property so I was wondering if anybody in the philly area has a good  appraiser and some contractors they would recommend. 

Have a property under contract. 10units cash flows great but two appraiser said they couldn’t appraiser it.

The reports are 40-90 pages long and go through the entire house in great detail.Get an appraisal.

The only thing is, the property is valued 40% higher compared to the purchase price with the Harris county appraisal district.

The key here is to close on the HELOC while it’s still your primary, otherwise if you try to get a HELOC on a NOO property you’ll have access to way less of your equity, generally only up to about 70-75% LTV based on a recent appraised value.

Banks are tightening the appraisal underwriting and we're seeing more short appraisals.

Now 1-1/2 years later the place appraised for $142,000!!!