Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from Metro Appraisal Group

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 more than they estimated, so investing in a professional appraisal from us 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 inflated opinion of their home's estimated value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes do not attract serious buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. And all the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home sits on the market.

With today's adapting market conditions, you should definitely considering hiring a licensed appraiser to get a correct listing price for your home.

Working with a real estate agent to sell your home? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (CMA) that displays competing houses for sale in your town. It's a good starting point in deciding your home's listing price. This is a really important (and very common) step if your main objectives are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

However, it's definitely in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion before you sign a Listing Agreement, even if you have been working with an experienced real estate agent.

And that's where Metro Appraisal Group comes in! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your house's features.

Metro Appraisal Group can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will appeal to buyers, and we can also:

Help provide expert advice when negotiating once you have found a potential buyer
Provide written proof of your home's quality inside and out to impress potential buyers
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems that might delay a closing
Cut down the chances of unknown predicaments that can cause your sale to break down
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the sale will go through.

Upgrades that improve your home's value

There are so many important questions to ask yourself before listing your property There are many important questions to ask yourself before listing your home -- and Metro Appraisal Group can help with that. Questions like "Should we paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that third bathroom?", "Should I complete my closet remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, but it might not justify the expenses involved.

We'll help you make some of these decisions. Unlike an agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. 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 Metro Appraisal Group is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to complete the report. So a professional appraisal from Metro Appraisal Group will help homeowners like you make the decisions when it comes to investing in their house and setting a fair price to sell at.