Attention homeowners in LEES SUMMIT and Jackson County: Get an Appraisal today!

Check out the top 7 reasons why MO homeowners call on Sciara Appraisals:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge Jackson county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. To reduce a mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a MO divorce, when property needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Jackson county or MO

Own a home in or near LEES SUMMIT, MO and need help determining the price of it?
Contact Sciara Appraisals.

At Sciara Appraisals, we understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, lawyers, and CPAs. As our non-traditionalclient, 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/Pre-Listing Services

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 selling price so your house will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an attainable buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value opinion than yours.

Need to remove PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to cut expenses for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. Sciara Appraisals is seasoned in helping consumers just like you get rid of unwanted and unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge Jackson county's assessment of your property

Lets say you live in a local area that is declining -- your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued. That only means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. The faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from Sciara Appraisals is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

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

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you prefer a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you want a seasoned appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency? An appraiser from Sciara Appraisals can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. If you're in a rush, 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? Sciara Appraisals can help you with that. While usually requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.