Appraisal services for home sellers - Advantage Appraisal, Inc.

Getting an appraisal from Advantage Appraisal, Inc. before putting your Chesterfield home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more MI 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need 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 tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help lower the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. 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 rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Chesterfield

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Advantage Appraisal, Inc. comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete breakdown 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 recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving Macomb County with the finest real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

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

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and are experienced at providing appraisals to clients minus 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 Advantage Appraisal, Inc. : When we create 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 regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!