Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact B.W. Home Appraisal

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

Many people are surprised when they find out that the market value of their home is a lot more than they expected, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an inflated opinion of their home's estimated value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced house will not attract serious buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Every month your home sits on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. In the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home sits on the market.

In today's ever-changing market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the #1 way to get a factual listing price for your home.

Working with an agent to list your house? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that displays similar sale homes in your town. It's a customary starting point when deciding your home's listing price. This is a really important step if your goals are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

However, it's definitely in your best interest to have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value before signing the Listing Agreement, even if you have been working with the most experienced agent.

That's where B.W. Home Appraisal comes in! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

B.W. Home Appraisal can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice potential buyers, and we can also:

Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a prospective buyer
Blow away buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles and make you aware of problems that might delay your closing
Reduce chances of unexpected problems that can cause sales to go up in smoke
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the sale will go through.

Improvements to add value to your home

B.W. Home Appraisal can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home. Questions like "Should we paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that new bathroom?", "Should I complete my kitchen remodel?" Everything we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it might not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

B.W. Home Appraisal can help you with these important decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from B.W. Home Appraisal is based on our efforts to complete your report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — our fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. So a professional appraisal from B.W. Home Appraisal helps homeowners make the sharpest decisions on investing in their houses and settling on a fair price to sell at.