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

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of CA 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, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult 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.

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

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression when they put a value on 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, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Contra Costa County

You may have a highly skillful agent but it's in your best interest to have of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Appraisal Services help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance collecting local property and sales data. We offer services designed for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we know that in the business of real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer many different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Appraisal Services: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!