Kenneth was very friendly, professional and helped my husband and I understand the appraisal process. Highly recommend!

I had a very frustrating experience with an appraisal completed by Kenneth Kuchnicki of K.W. Appraisals, LLC for my home in Ionia. The appraisal contained significant issues, including omission of a relevant & comparable sale, incorrect square-footage information for one comparable property, and a condition classification that did not reflect documented updates and improvements to the home. During the inspection, the appraiser gave me his card and indicated I could contact him. When the Reconsideration of Value (ROV) process was taking an extended amount of time and my lender and AMC had not received a response, I called simply to confirm he had received the request and to help move the process forward. I was very kind. He hung up on me. In the written ROV response, the appraiser later documented that I had called to give him a "warning about what's to come," which does not reflect the nature of the conversation. The ROV response ultimately did not address several factual concerns raised, including the omission of another Prairie Creek sale in the neighborhood. If you are a homeowner, I recommend carefully reviewing any appraisal report and ensuring your lender or AMC actively follows up during an ROV process. The AMC did not follow federal guidelines, and I'm left paying for an appraisal that talks about me and is significantly below market value for Ionia County. I spent hours providing the information that was missed and inaccurate, and I would provide that here but it contains addresses, square footage and sale prices for my neighborhood. For relevance, our property was initially appraised in the $150,000 range for an updated home on water in Ionia County with homes selling in the $200,000 + range within doors of our home, including homes without water frontage. read more

Gary has no clue about rural property. He believes everything has to be like it is in a big city. Lack of paint on shed, and a hand rail for a pet ramp. All he wanted was a return fee. Avoid at all cost read more

Extremely professional and considerate in this time of the COVID 19 atmosphere. Ken was on time and efficient and considerate of our time. He went out of his way to be socially distant which was extremely important during the present crisis. He asked relevant questions while all the time being respectful of our privacy during his viewing of our home. We also appreciated his willingness to answer the questions we had. In addition we appreciated the promptness in getting his appraisal back to our lending institution. read more

I was very pleased with the service received. Ken was very patient with my schedule. He answered all my questions honestly and timely and made no judgement calls on needed repairs. He explained the process he goes through to determine a fair property value and established an value that made sense and was fair. I would use his service again for establishing a properties value that were in his area. read more

Responsive. Courteous. On time. Thank you for being professional.