Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Eric Ford will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

An increasing amount of CA 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very difficult 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in San Luis Obispo County

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Eric Ford can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving San Luis Obispo County with the finest real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal through us....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a lot of different of report types, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!