Appraisal services for home sellers - Benchmark Appraisals Services V, LLC

Getting an appraisal from Benchmark Appraisals Services V, LLC before putting your Newton County 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 the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more MO homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very useful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
Lower the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised to discover the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally expected. Others have an an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting 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 comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Benchmark Appraisals Services V, LLC can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

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

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help collecting local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what to expect from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just let us know your situation and offer you suggestions.
Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Benchmark Appraisals Services V, LLC: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!