If you're planning on putting your house on the market soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.
We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.
At the end of the day, your house is only worth what another person is going to give you.
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Going to sell your home yourself?
More and more Ohio homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help 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 qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it can be very hard to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.
Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
- Give you an advantage while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
- Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
- Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
- Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop
It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed.
So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have originally gotten.
Others have an an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.
Pre-listing appraisals in Franklin County
You might have an extremely skilled agent, but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract.
And that's where Mid-Ohio Appraisal Services comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed description for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.
Mid-Ohio Appraisal Services is available for general consulting
Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but still need some information about the status of your area's housing market? We
can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.
This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us...
- Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. Just tell us your situation, and we will make suggestions.
- Quick turnaround for appraisals: Typically in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
- Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs:
We've worked on a large amount of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "generic" report. We offer a lot of different types of reports and are skilled at providing appraisals to clients sans the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
- Quick reply to follow-up questions: Reports we create are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice.
Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!
