Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from L & J Appraisal Co., LLC

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

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their house is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these people to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. An appraisal helps those who have an inflated opinion of their home's value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced home will not attract potential buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Every month your house sits on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property sits on the market.

In today's adapting market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get an exact listing price for your home.

Are you working with a real estate agent to list your house? Quite often you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays competing sales in your local area. It's a customary starting point in deciding your home's listing price. For anyone looking to get most profit out of their house, which includes not having it for sale too long, this is a standard process.

In our opinion, however, you might also wish to consider an appraisal from someone who tracks real estate values for living - BEFORE listing your home - even if you're working with an experienced real estate agent.

And that's where L & J Appraisal Co., LLC comes in! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

A professional appraisal from L & J Appraisal Co., LLC can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will appeal to buyers, and we'll also:

Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you have found a potential buyer
Provide written proof of your house's shape inside and out to blow away buyers
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles and make you aware of problems
Decrease the chances of unknown issues that cause the process to fizzle
Cut out the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the deal can be underwritten.

Improvements to add value

There are so many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home There are many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home -- and L & J Appraisal Co., LLC can help with that. Questions like "Would it be better to paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" Many things which we do to our houses have an effect on their value. But everything will affect it in a different way. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

L & J Appraisal Co., LLC can help you with these important decisions. L & J Appraisal Co., LLC appraisers have no vested interest in the amount the house sells for, unlike an agent. Your fee to us is based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from L & J Appraisal Co., LLC is based on our efforts to finalize your 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 complete your report. So a professional appraisal from L & J Appraisal Co., LLC helps homeowners make the sharpest decisions when it comes to investing in their houses and setting a fair price to sell at.