Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from Astute Appraisals, Inc.

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their home is much more than they had planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these sellers to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. There are also plenty of sellers who think their home is worth much more than it really is, and an appraisal helped them to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced property won't attract serious buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Every month your home stays on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property sits on the market.

With today's evolving market conditions, you should definitely considering hiring a licensed appraiser to get a skillful listing price for your home.

Working with an agent to list your property? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that displays a list of sale homes in your town. It's a good starting point in deciding your home's listing price. This is a vital step if your goals are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

Even if you've hired the most experienced agent, it's definitely in your best interest to also have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value before signing the Listing Agreement.

That's where Astute Appraisals, Inc. comes in! We'll perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent have an accurate description of your house's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

Astute Appraisals, Inc. can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers, and we can also:

Provide expert tips to help you negotiate once you have an interested buyer
Blow away potential buyers with written proof of your home's shape inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
Reduce chances of unknown problems that can cause your sale to fall through
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the sale will go through.

Improvements to add value to your home

There are so many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your property There are many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home -- and Astute Appraisals, Inc. can help with that. You should ask yourself questions like "Would it be better to paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that new bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" Many things which we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. Unfortunately, not all of them have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve your home's appeal, but it may not justify the expenses involved.

We can step in and help make these important decisions. Unlike a real estate agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. Our fees are based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Astute Appraisals, Inc. is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — our fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. When it comes to investing in your home and setting a fair sales price, a professional appraisal from us will help homeowners like you make the decisions.