Appraisal services for Overland Park and Johnson County homeowners

Here are the top reasons KS homeowners order from McMahon Appraisal Service:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. To lower your mortgage payments by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Review another appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To settle an estate in Johnson county or KS by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a home in or near Overland Park, KS and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact McMahon Appraisal Service.

At McMahon Appraisal Service, we understand the particular needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. Our usual business clients get the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. As our valued client, we will give you extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your home because of your emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at McMahon Appraisal Service are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we will tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers. It's something tangible to show the buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price, not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value estimation than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to save money for homeowners is getting the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At McMahon Appraisal Service, we're seasoned in helping customers just like you dismiss unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Johnson county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home is not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. This means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of things like this, the better. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an appraisal from McMahon Appraisal Service is your chief weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is close to a declining area, your lender just may decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can this be difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow angle, and harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. McMahon Appraisal Service can provide you with efficient appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from McMahon Appraisal Service can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. If you need it immediately, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? McMahon Appraisal Service can We can assist you. While usually requested by banks, you may need to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.