Information For Home Sellers

Thinking of selling your home? It may be wise to invest in an appraisal by a professional who is familiar with your specific area. The market is ever changing, and an appraisal gives a realistic range of value to assist you in listing your home. Knowing how to market your property can help you avoid long marketing times.

It's important to realize that current home sales in your area that have similar quality and attributes to yours, most likely determines what a potential buyer is willing to pay. Many owners have invested in improvements and upgrades over time. It's tempting to want to base your home's value on these upgrades, how much you've invested or how much you want for your home. Sometimes your projected value and market value are the same, sometimes they're not. In the long run, an appraisal is a small price to pay for piece of mind in knowing that you aren't over or under pricing your home.

Selling on your own?

More and more Georgia homeowners are choosing 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it's very hard 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help prevent the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Cherokee County

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an analysis of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. Let Lisa Goss - Certified Residential Appraiser help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Lisa Goss - Certified Residential Appraiser offers general consulting

Not sure if you need a formal appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? We have services designed for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If you're curious what you'll be getting from Lisa Goss - Certified Residential Appraiser when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer quite a few different report types and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers minus the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick response from Lisa Goss - Certified Residential Appraiser: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions concerning your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!