Selling your home in or near Houston County? Contact Wendy Haeme 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 pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few NC homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a skilled appraiser. 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 explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they first thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high 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 skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Wendy Haeme can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive breakdown for your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Granite Falls Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Have you decided against a full appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just let us know your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Usually 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 formats to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!