Attention homeowners in Rhinelander and Oneida County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top seven reasons WI homeowners use KEY INSIGHT:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
To challenge a WI property tax assessment
To lower your mortgage payments by removing PMI
Reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
Verify a different appraiser's report
In the case of a WI divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Oneida county or WI by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near Rhinelander, WI and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact KEY INSIGHT.

We at KEY INSIGHT understand the particular needs of a consumer seeking appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at KEY INSIGHT, are objective. We 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 home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your property's value, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value estimation than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A popular money saver for homeowners is getting the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We are experienced in helping folks just like you rid yourselves of undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house is not appreciating as much as other properties nearby. This only means you're most likely 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 things like this, the better off you'll be. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from KEY INSIGHT is your best weapon.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in or near a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow point of view. An expert appraisal from KEY INSIGHT can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you would wish to have a seasoned expert double-check it for precision or do you need a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we will go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you need it 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help with that too. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may want to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.