Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Kansas City and Jackson County

Here are the top reasons MO homeowners call on Good News Appraisals:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to reduce your mortgage payments
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Do you own a house in or near Kansas City? Do you need help deciding the value of your real estate?
Contact Good News Appraisals.

At Good News Appraisals, we understand the particular needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and accountants. Being a regular person not in the real estate field that most likely doesn't look at appraisals every day,you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we present our findings.

For Sale By Owner (FSBO)/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value report than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

A fashionable way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We are seasoned in helping customers just like you remove unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house is not appreciating as much as other homes close by. That means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of a matter like this, the better. An appraisal from Good News Appraisals is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender might make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is close to a declining area. Not only can this be annoying from a cash flow point of view, but it can be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An appraisal from Good News Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Would you prefer a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you desire an expert to double-check your appraisal for verity? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you need it in a rush, we can provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can We can assist you Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may desire to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.