Attention homeowners in Wichita and Sedgwick County: Get an Appraisal today!

Here are the top 7 reasons KS homeowners use Buxton Appraisals :

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
Challenge a property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower their mortgage payments
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To settle an estate in Sedgwick county or KS by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Wichita, KS and need help deciding the value of it?
Contact Buxton Appraisals .

We at Buxton Appraisals understand the unique needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our usual business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get an extra level of customer 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 (FSBO)

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. The professional appraisers at Buxton Appraisals will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract interested buyers. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

A popular money saver for homeowners is to get the PMI removed 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 is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. Buxton Appraisals is qualified in helping clients just like you delete unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in an area that's declining. That means you're probably paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An expert appraisal from Buxton Appraisals is your best weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your house is in a declining area, your lender may choose 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 point of view, and harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Buxton Appraisals can provide you with a professional appraisal to help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been handed a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned expert double-check it for precision or do you desire a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Buxton Appraisals offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps. If you're in a rush, 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? 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 home.