Appraisal services for home sellers - Metro Appraisals

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

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 you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

An increasing amount of FL 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, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's 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 astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge 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
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
Prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to have of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Metro Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of the unique features of your property 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.

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

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report through us, expect the following....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we know that when it comes real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and are skilled at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!