Home appraisals in Madera County, by tomorrow

Every city and town in Madera County, same fee, same 24 hours, written and signed by me.

Madera County climbs from flat farmland around Madera and Chowchilla through the oak and granite foothills of Coarsegold and Oakhurst to the cabins at Bass Lake, with new master-planned neighborhoods off Highway 41 near the river. Whether it's a foothill place after a death or a valley tract house in a divorce, I start as soon as your photos arrive.

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What I look at in Madera County

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    Foothill homes around Coarsegold, Ahwahnee and North Fork usually run on a well, septic and propane, with steep drives and granite. I check access, usable land and fire clearance, and compare with foothill sales.

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    Bass Lake cabins have their own small market. I look at lake access, views, parking and winter roads, and I separate year-round homes from seasonal cabins when choosing comparables.

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    In Riverstone and Tesoro Viejo along Highway 41, builder sales and resales sit side by side. I weigh both and note any special taxes and HOA dues in each community.

Across Madera County

Madera County runs from the valley floor at Chowchilla up through foothill oak country toward Yosemite. Values shift with elevation, water and access, so I weigh each sale by how much it shares those things with your house.

County seatMadera
2026 tax appeal deadlineNovember 30 (filing opened July 2)
Probate casesSuperior Court of California, County of Madera
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What to photograph

Show the driveway from the road, the slope and granite around the house, the cleared ground, the well and propane tank, and any deck view. For a valley home, the yard, AC unit and garage are enough outside.

Front and backKitchen and bathsEvery main roomUpgrades and problems

Upload photos after you order, or attach them to an email. Phone photos are fine.

Homes typical of Madera County

Madera County questions

My sister wants to buy me out of Dad's Madera Ranchos house, where to start?
With one independent appraisal both of you can read. I value the house and its land from your photos and the records, show the sales I compared and explain each adjustment. I don't work for either of you, so the number isn't anyone's opening offer.
Does Prop 19 let us keep Mom's low property taxes on her Bass Lake cabin?
Generally not, if the cabin wasn't her primary home. Prop 19's parent-child exclusion mainly covers a family home a child moves into, plus family farms, so a second home is usually reassessed. That makes its market value on the transfer date the key number, and I appraise to that date.
When would I get the report for a Madera County home?
Within 24 hours of the moment I have both your payment and your photos, weekends and holidays included. If you're not in a rush, the regular schedule is 5–10 business days at $299 or $449.

“I've prepared desktop appraisals for every purpose on this list. Some situations still call for an in-person appraisal, though, so check with your attorney or tax advisor first to make sure a desktop report is right for yours.”

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