Consulting for Property Sellers

Getting an appraisal from Lakeland Appraisal before putting your Highland home on the market saves you time and money.

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 pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Selling on your own?

More and more MI homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of 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 so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Lower the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an overestimated impression of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Highland

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Lakeland Appraisal help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we know that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Lakeland Appraisal: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!

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