We brought our first house in Feb this year and later we got some offer about refinance. We're interested in it as it lower our monthly payment. However, what is the purpose of appraisal? We made a lot of improvement and convert the house from 1 bed 1 bath to 3 bed 1 bath and I think the value will be higher than the estimated market value shown online. How would this affect the refinance?
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