Appraisal services for home sellers - Assateague

Putting a house on the market in or near Wicomico County? Contact Assateague and make sure you're setting the price 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's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of MD homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Prevent the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated impression of the value of 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 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 professional value opinion before listing

You may have a very talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Assateague comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Assateague also offer general consulting

Not sure if you need 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 analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services designed for the needs of consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

Here's what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are skillful 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.
Prompt reply to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!