What a great company, Gateway appraisal services they pay attention to detail and understand how to…read morepresent things in a report, which is very helpful when making a important purchase, I highly recommend them, thank you!

From the owner: No matter how long you've been in your home or how long you plan to stay there, you should always…read moreknow its true value. If you're unsure what your property is worth, reach out to Gateway Appraisal Services. We offer reliable appraisal services in the New Port Richey and Lutz, FL areas.

Why 5 stars? Because this process could not have been more convenient…read more --- --- --- Life hack for any home owner: If you financed your home with less than 20% down, you probably have PMI in your loan. PMI is basically just interest that is thrown in dumpster each month. It doesn't go toward paying off your loan at all and is only a way for the lender to pick up some extra capital from you for providing such a large loan. It doesn't go away until you've paid off 20% of your loan. EXCEPT, the housing market is super hot right now, with values going through the roof. If you have your home appraised, and according to the appraisal value, you owe less than 80% of the value of the home, you can rid yourself of that pesky PMI. I always look at homes on the market in the area so I was pretty confident that ours would be valued high enough to make this a reality. I called my mortage company and asked them to connect me with an appraiser that I could use. I received an email that Gerri Hilton would be my appraiser and that I should contact her. Before I even had a chance to call her, she called me. We played phone tag a couple of times, but eventually, we were able to connect. It was a Friday afternoon and she asked me if Monday between 10-10:30a worked. I said that it did and she said that she'd see me then. I was a little nervous because it sounded like she was driving and I thought she might forget because the call sounded so informal. But like clockwork, she was at my door just before 10:30 that Monday morning. She took some photos of the outside and then did the same on the inside. I had a couple of questions about the process, which she was helpful in answering and mentioned that I should have the appraisal sent to me within 5-7 days. It didn't take nearly that long, as that Thursday it was sitting in my inbox. And not that she did this out of the kindness of her heart, but the appraisal value of our home was well over the amount that we needed it to be. Goodbye nasty interest payment every month! Our experience working with Gerri was great - I'd recommend her for anyone looking for an appraiser!

We had Jared come appraise our home and were very pleased with his response time and…read moreprofessionalism. I would definitely recommend him based on our interactions. Was a very quick turn around from the time I called to when the report was in our hands.

From the owner: Jared lives in FLORIDA year round and has the experience. 23+ years of appraising residential and…read moresmall income real estate assets for professional and private clientele. Jared has the expertise required to approach any property or situation. Including: high-end multi-million dollar estates, waterfront, bank owned, flip renovations, penthouse condominiums, divorce, HELOCs, PMI removal, new construction, vacant land, ADUs, historic homes, hurricane damaged, town homes, and more.

They were professional and informative. They correctly identified the value of jewelry that other…read moreplaces missed, resulting in a larger payout for me! I will definitely be going back to them in the future and referring others for their services!

There is definitely a flaw somewhere in the system with this establishment. I found a huge…read morediscrepancy in what was discussed with me when I drove across town to meet with one of the representatives versus the offer that I kept receiving in numerous text messages and email messages as well. I mean more than half of what was being offered in the text was reduced when I arrived there it made absolutely no sense. My piece of jewelry was said to be pristine by the representative, and she admired it yet the offer that was given to me was nothing short of ridiculous and so insignificant that it was truly a waste of my time to even have bothered to come there and had I known that I would not have made the trip. I truly hope that no one else has to experience this sort of meeting for a possible transaction with them. It was extremely insulting/condescending to reduce something so drastically when they know like I do the true value of the item that I presented.