Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Astute Appraisals, Inc..

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and 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 hard for them to understand their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

Quite a few MD homeowners are deciding 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 top dollar, what you need is a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get 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 inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of 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.

Pre-listing appraisals in Columbia

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Astute Appraisals, Inc. comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for Columbia Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance collecting local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

Here's what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through us....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually 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 arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!