Getting an appraisal from Astute Appraisals, Inc. before putting your Howard County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

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

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few MD homeowners are making the decision 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 the best price, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a realistic 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 issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Howard County

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Astute Appraisals, Inc. can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Astute Appraisals, Inc. also offer general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer a variety of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: Reports we write are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to 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, we encourage you to email or call us!