Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from T. Sterling & Associates will ensure you get it right.

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 the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult 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.

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

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an exaggerated 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 instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have an extremely skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to have of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. T. Sterling & Associates can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

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

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, you can expect....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a lot of different of report types, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!