Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Smith Residential Valuation, LLC will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few PA 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 for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard to be objective about your 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 astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool 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 problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home 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 comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let Smith Residential Valuation, LLC help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete breakdown for the unique features of your property and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

We also are available for general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

If your curious what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are experts 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.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Smith Residential Valuation, LLC: Documents we deliver are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!