Appraisal services for home sellers - Astute Appraisals, Inc.

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

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more 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 if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very difficult to be objective about 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.

In addition to helping you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
Decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Columbia

You might have a highly talented agent but 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 Astute Appraisals, Inc. comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer many different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Astute Appraisals, Inc.: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!