KO Appraisal
Residential appraisal services
Each of these is a distinct assignment with its own effective date, its own audience, and its own standard of evidence. An estate appraisal and a PMI removal appraisal are not the same report with a different cover page.
Estate Appraisal
A retrospective appraisal establishing what a property was worth on the date of death.
Trust Appraisal
Independent valuation supporting a trustee’s duties: funding a trust, dividing assets among beneficiaries, accounting, or…
Divorce Appraisal
A neutral opinion of value for dividing real property in a marital dissolution. Jointly retained by both parties, or engaged by…
Property Tax Appeal
An independent appraisal supporting a request to reduce an assessed value that has outrun what the property is actually worth.
PMI Removal
A current-value appraisal used to show a lender that the loan balance has fallen far enough below the property’s value to cancel…
FSBO / Pre-Listing Appraisal
An independent value opinion before listing, for owners selling without an agent or who want a number that is not attached to a…
Pre-Foreclosure & Short Sale Appraisal
Valuation supporting a short sale package or a pre-foreclosure workout, where the lender must be shown that the property is worth…
Relocation Appraisal
Appraisal on the relocation industry’s own form, used by employers and relocation management companies moving an employee.
Next step
Tell me about the property.
Most assignments start with a short call, property type, the purpose of the appraisal, and the deadline you are working against. You get a fixed quote before any engagement, never contingent on the value reached.
Typical commercial fees range $2,000–$4,000. Residential and simpler assignments quote lower. Every engagement is quoted in advance, so the figure is known before work begins.