Attention homeowners in Rhinelander and Oneida County: Need an appraisal?

The top reasons WI homeowners hire KEY INSIGHT:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to reduce a monthly mortgage payment
  4. To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a WI divorce, where real estate property needs to be divided
  7. Determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate in Oneida county or WI

Need help determining the value of your home in or near Rhinelander, WI?
Contact KEY INSIGHT.

At KEY INSIGHT, we understand the special needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our usual business 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.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

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

Need to cancel PMI?

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a popular money saver for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is 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, which will make your monthly payments go down. At KEY INSIGHT, we're veterans in helping homeowners just like you rid yourselves of unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging Oneida county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's going down. That only means you are probably paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting an appraisal report from KEY INSIGHT is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area. This can be be damaging to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also annoying from a cash flow angle. An expert appraisal from KEY INSIGHT can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would prefer to have a seasoned professional double-check it for accuracy or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from KEY INSIGHT can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. Or, if you need it immediately, we can 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 We can assist you Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may need to take advantage of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.