Appraisal services for home sellers - Berry REALTORS

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Berry REALTORS will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more MO 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 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 inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers 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 decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an overestimated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Jackson County

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Berry REALTORS comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also provide general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance collecting local property and sales data. We have services tailored for the needs of customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

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 individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer a lot of different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Prompt to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!