Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Mike Chaves Appraisals

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 house is a lot more than they expected, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these sellers to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's price value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes 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 its mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property sits on the market.

Using a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get a proper listing price for your home in today's fluctuating market.

If you're working with an agent to sell your home, more than likely, you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (CMA) that displays a list of houses for sale in your town. It's a customary starting point in determining your home's listing price. This is a crucial (and very common) step if your intentions are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

But even if you're working with the most experienced real estate agent, it's definitely in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion before signing the Listing Agreement.

And that's where Mike Chaves Appraisals can help you! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

Mike Chaves Appraisals can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will appeal to potential buyers, and we can also:

Provide expert tips to help you negotiate once you find an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your house's shape inside and out to impress potential buyers
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
Decrease the chances of unknown dilemmas that cause the process to fall through
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal can be underwritten.

Improvements to add value

In addition to "how much?", there may be other equally important questions to ask yourself before listing your house. You should ask yourself questions like "Would it be better to paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Should I finish my kitchen remodel?" Many things which we do to our houses can affect their value. Unfortunately, not all of them have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve your home's appeal, but it may not justify the costs you'd pay.

We can step in and help make these important decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Mike Chaves Appraisals is based on our efforts to finalize the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Mike Chaves Appraisals. When it comes to investing in your house and setting a fair sale price, we'll help homeowners like you make the sharpest decisions.