Appraisal services for home sellers - Real Estate & Appraisal Services

Getting an appraisal from Real Estate & Appraisal Services before putting your Hernando County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Selling on your own?

More and more FL homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Be a very valuable negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Hernando County

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Real Estate & Appraisal Services can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but still need some information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance collecting local property and sales data. We have services designed especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If your wondering what to expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we know that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide a lot of different of report types, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Quick response to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!