Attention homeowners in Prairie Village and Johnson County: Get an Appraisal today!

Here are the top reasons KS homeowners call on Houston Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a KS property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower your monthly mortgage payment
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a KS divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Johnson county or KS

Own a home in or near Prairie Village, KS and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Houston Appraisals.

We at Houston Appraisals understand the particular needs of a homeowner in need of appraisal services. While our usual clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your 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. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. The appraisal is something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's price, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be much more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value judgement than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We are experts in helping clients just like you do away with undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge Johnson county's assessment of your property

If you live in an area that is going down or not appreciating as much as other properties nearby, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. This means you're paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an expert appraisal from Houston Appraisals is your strongest weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is in or near a declining area, your lender might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inopportune from a cash flow viewpoint. Houston Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a professional to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you need a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Houston Appraisals offers field reviews where we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. If you need it immediately, we'll 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 help with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.