If you are looking for experienced appraisers in Northwest Missouri, Welcome! John King began his appraisal career in 1982. He was placed on the VA and FHA panels in 1983. Welcome to our home page. We are the leading provider of real estate valuations for the mortgage lending marketplace in our immediate area.
With 35+ years of experience in the real estate industry, we have a proven track record of reducing lenders time, efforts and costs in managing the appraisal process. We tend to think as underwriters do so as to eliminate those time wasting amendments/letters. Our investment in training and technology has helped our customers greatly reduce their workload.
With 35+ years of experience in the real estate industry, we have a proven track record of reducing lenders time, efforts and costs in managing the appraisal process. We tend to think as underwriters do so as to eliminate those time wasting amendments/letters. Our investment in training and technology has helped our customers greatly reduce their workload.
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A home purchase is the largest, single investment most people will ever make. Whether it's a primary residence, a second vacation home or an investment, the purchase of real property is a complex financial transaction that requires multiple parties to pull it all off. Most of the people involved are very familiar.
Finalizing a divorce involves many decisions, including "Who gets the house"? There are generally two options regarding the house - it can be sold and the proceeds divided, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties should order an appraisal of the residence. Divorce appraisals require a well supported, professional appraisal that is defensible in court.
We were the first in St. Joseph to computerize, use digital imaging, and send reports "EDI". Technology is one of our strongest advantages to put us significantly ahead of the other appraisers in our immediate market area, and we are proud of it. Why hire a technically advanced appraiser? We all know them.
Real estate lenders are a funny lot. It seems they're happy to lend anybody money. Assuming a half-way decent credit rating, any potential home buyer can secure a loan for a house. Why? Because these transactions are secured by a very valuable asset: the home itself.
If a borrower defaults on a loan, the risk for the lender is often only the difference between the value of the home and the amount outstanding on the loan, less the amount it costs them to foreclose and resell the property.For this reason, lenders are very wary of lending more than a certain percentage of a home's value.
If a borrower defaults on a loan, the risk for the lender is often only the difference between the value of the home and the amount outstanding on the loan, less the amount it costs them to foreclose and resell the property.For this reason, lenders are very wary of lending more than a certain percentage of a home's value.
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Gene Clark
Oct 03, 2021
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Our house appraisal in 2018 was 425k and since then have put 83k in improvements so we decided to have an appraisal done in july 2021 to check value and equity. We chose kings appraisal (waste of $550) he came back with comps that sold 3 years earlier and valued the property at 475k so we promptly called another appraisal service and our realtor who came back with 633k and 648k ((kings appraisal was over 150k short!)) Shame on kings for taking money and then costing home owners potentially 100s of thousands of dollars.
Just do every one a favor and go out of business aready.
Just do every one a favor and go out of business aready.
Dana Taylor
Jul 01, 2021
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*Edit- This owner is absolutely insane. An entire year to acknowledge this review. There is no way he remembers it because I know this was not the first time. I can actually remember, because we were on a road trip heading out of town. For further clarification, we were in the second from right lane. No where near the passing lane. My kids STILL remember this experience because it was the most erratic driving they have ever seen. Like something out of a cartoon. Should have called the cops.*
Saw these guys driving on I29 - almost rear ended us on the highway going 75mph, continued to weave in
Saw these guys driving on I29 - almost rear ended us on the highway going 75mph, continued to weave in
Jeff King
Jun 24, 2021
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We held an office meeting to discuss some of these reviews and I must say Thank You to every single one of these people for the comedy relief they have provided...
We've been in business since the mid 1970's and it is our opinion that the advent of "internet commenting" by the Google! Business Department HAS to be in the top three of the "Most Useless Things" of the last decade (2010's) and will be far and away the Winner of that category in the 2020's...
We here at King Appraisal Group, LLC have a great sense of humor too and we have determined that we don't want to these Google! Reviewers to
We've been in business since the mid 1970's and it is our opinion that the advent of "internet commenting" by the Google! Business Department HAS to be in the top three of the "Most Useless Things" of the last decade (2010's) and will be far and away the Winner of that category in the 2020's...
We here at King Appraisal Group, LLC have a great sense of humor too and we have determined that we don't want to these Google! Reviewers to
Peni Jones
Sep 16, 2018
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Our family needed a second appraisal, selected John King based upon his time in business. Big mistake, his comparable properties were so far off from the subject property, it was a joke. His value was $225,000 less than the first appraisal. I called him as a follow with questions and his response was, “I knew you would be calling me about the comparable I used. I heavily discounted your property because it as on a busy road”. I told him that made no sense because the first appraisal did not make that kind of assessment. Pick another appraiser to be treated fairly.
Katie Catterson
Nov 10, 2017
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Jensen Smith
Dec 22, 2015
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Mr. Jeff King came to our house and completed the appraisal. He was an hour late to complete the appraisal and didn`t bother to call to let me or my husband know. He assured me the appraisal report would be completed in 3-4 days. However, it took 2 weeks before he got the appraisal report turned into the lender. Mr. King did NOT communicate well and would NOT return my phone calls. He repeatedly told the lender that his report would be done on several different days and was still days late. The lender had such a hard time communicating with him that the manager of the lending company and the compliance
