Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from .

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

Many people are surprised when they find out that the market value of their home is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these sellers to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. An appraisal helps those who have an inflated opinion of their home's price value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced house won't attract serious potential buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home sits on the market.

In today's adapting market, hiring a licensed appraiser is the #1 way to get a precise listing price for your home.

If you're working with a real estate agent to list your house, then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays competing houses for sale in your area. It's a good starting point when deciding your home's listing price. This step is really important if you're going to minimize the house's time on the market and maximize your profit.

Even if you've been working with an expert agent , it's definitely in your best interest to have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value before signing the Listing Agreement.

That's where comes in! We'll do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will bring in buyers, and we can also:

Help provide advice when negotiating once you have an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your house's state inside and out to blow away buyers
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems
Cut down the chances of unexpected issues that can cause sales to fizzle
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal will close.

Improvements to add value to your home

There are other important questions you should ask yourself, in addition to "how much?", prior to listing your property. You should ask yourself questions like "Should we paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

can help you with these decisions. Unlike an agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. Our fees are based on efforts to finalize the report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from 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 your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report. So a professional appraisal from helps homeowners like you make the sharpest decisions when it comes to investing in their home and setting a fair sale price.