Need an appraisal for an FHA-backed mortgage? Call Cole Appraisal & Consulting, LLC

Cole Appraisal & Consulting, LLC is Minnesota state certified and on the FHA Roster of approved residential appraisers.  This indicates that we are certified and approved by the FHA to do appraisal reports for property loans insured by them. We're trained and understand the rules and procedures in FHA's guidance and policy documents.

If you're in need of an appraisal for an FHA loan, please contact us, and we'll be able to help you right away.

If your property loan is FHA insured, that means that the loan has been secured by the FHA, which is underneath the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The lending organization provides all the money in the loan - the FHA simply backs the loan through mortgage insurance in case the borrower does not pay off his or her loan. Applicable to all purchasers, FHA loan programs are created to help credit-worthy low-income and moderate-income families who do not meet requirements for conventional loans. Remember that the lender approving a loan associated with the FHA is allowed to pick which appraisers they work with, different from VA appraisal panel.

Typically, a buyer has to pay less of a down payment on an FHA-insured loan, while the rates remain standard market rates. Consumers with lesser incomes or less starting funds to put down on a mortgage are assisted the most from Federal Housing Administration loan programs.