Appraisal services for home sellers - Astute Appraisals, Inc.

Getting an appraisal from Astute Appraisals, Inc. before putting your Howard County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few MD homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very beneficial bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an exaggerated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Astute Appraisals, Inc. help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance collecting local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Fast turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are experienced at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Quick to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!