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Getting an appraisal from Appraisal House, Inc. before putting your Okaloosa County 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's worth the money 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.

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, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

An increasing amount of FL homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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 selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is much more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have an extremely skillful agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Appraisal House, Inc. help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving FL with the greatest real estate consulting services

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

Here's 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 fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a variety of report types, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!